Sexual harassment | Page 19 (253 items)

Bystander interventions can play a critical role in preventing workplace s-xual harassment, but employers first need to shift their culture, an Australian researcher says.

A BHP employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that a contract worker, upon hearing about a colleague's s-xual harassment claim, immediately fabricated another against him.

An employee has failed to prove he was unfairly sacked for his out-of-hours assault of a subordinate, with whom he was having an affair, after arguing it didn't impact his work performance.

A manager has failed to prove that numerous instances of physical contact with his subordinate occurred in the context of a "supportive and caring" employment relationship.

An employer has been found vicariously liable for sexual harassment and assault, with a tribunal criticising its "manifestly inadequate" response to an employee's complaints.

An employer's s-xual harassment investigation focused on a complainant's "subjective reactions" and failed to fully consider the context of an incident, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in ordering reinstatement.

In a new decision under the Fair Work Act's powers to order sexual harassment to stop, a Deputy President has examined when harassment will be deemed to have occurred "at work".

A manager's "unchecked authority" effectively empowered his "rapacious pursuit" of an employee, the Fair Work Commission has found in stop s-xual harassment proceedings.

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An employee has failed to prove that repeatedly asking a colleague out for coffee wasn't s-xual harassment, with a commission finding his employer was entitled to remove him from his role.