The Respect at Work Bill is a "significant" first step towards preventing and addressing workplace s-xual harassment and should be passed, a Senate inquiry has found.
Expectations of workplace investigations have changed dramatically in the past year, as the management of sexual harassment issues is under far greater scrutiny. Watch this webcast to ensure your investigations are as thorough and defensible as possible.
A company has failed to prove it wasn't liable for sexually harassing a worker, after an appeal court found it "literally made [her] the poster-woman for sexual self-lubrication".
It was reasonable for an employer to remove an employee accused of "very serious" s-xual harassment allegations, but its miscommunication about the matter aggravated his psych injury, a tribunal has ruled.
The Fair Work Commission wants to postpone the start date for proposed s-xual harassment reforms, predicting a "significant" number of stop-harassment applications. Meanwhile employer groups and more have had their say on how the bill should change.
An employee has unsuccessfully argued he was denied a chance to "be more vigilant" about his workplace behaviour because his colleagues didn't expressly say he made them feel uncomfortable.
HR professionals are being urged to take action early rather than wait to prepare their organisations for proposed workplace s-xual harassment and discrimination changes.
Workplace bullying complaints continue to pose significant challenges for employers, including where the behaviour doesn't meet the legal definition of bullying or the threshold to make a claim. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand key lessons from cases where bullying complaints interact with other claims and issues.
What constitutes "best practice" when managing neurodiversity at work is evolving all the time. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to learn how to embed neuroinclusive practices into HR programs and every stage of the employment lifecycle.
