An employee was understandably concerned about his relationship with a supervisor, who labelled him a poor performer and suggested he attended work "to bludge", a commission has found in psychological injury proceedings.
The Fair Work Commission has declined to make orders to stop sexual harassment, after the respondent to the application expressed remorse for his action. Meanwhile a conflict specialist is calling for employers to go beyond policies and documentation, and call out poor behaviour more often.
There's a concerning lack of awareness among senior leaders about recent employment law changes, and even where knowledge is higher, compliance action remains low, new research shows.
A "shield of positive social climate" known to protect against workplace bullying might also provide a "huge protective effect" against s-xual harassment, an academic says.
An employee who admitted to sexually harassing a junior colleague has failed to overturn his dismissal, despite a commission finding his employer's four-year delay in taking disciplinary action was unreasonable.
Employers can bolster their prevention and response strategies for workplace sexual harassment by drawing on the expertise of those who have experienced it, according to an authority in the field.
An employer's announcement that it took "positive steps" to remove an employee accused of sexual harassment from the workplace has undermined its claim that he voluntarily resigned.
An employee accused of making a female colleague feel uncomfortable has lost his psychological injury appeal, after a court found management's response to the complaint was "unremarkable" and reasonable in the circumstances.
Employers might expect to see the Australian Human Rights Commission exercising its new compliance powers later this year, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Anna Cody tells HR Daily.
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