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.
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.
An employer's refusal to let an injured employee return to full-time duties, and its subsequent response to her bullying and discrimination complaints, were reasonable actions, a commission has ruled.
Workplace s-xual harassment legislation introduced to Parliament today will amend the Fair Work Act's anti-bullying jurisdiction so the Fair Work Commission can make 'stop s-xual harassment' orders.
An employee was fairly sacked for repeated inappropriate and harassing workplace behaviour, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, rejecting that the incidents were simply "disagreements".
The Federal Government plans to propose s-xual harassment law reforms by the end of June. Also in this article: AI-informed recruitment issues and more.
A manager's inappropriate conduct and poor attitude negatively impacted an employer's reputation and profitability, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in upholding his dismissal.
