Respect@Work

It’s time! December 12 marks a shift in how employers deal with sexual harassment. They must now be proactive in stamping it out.

The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has announced new measures to enforce positive duty to prevent unlawful conduct at work.

Professor Anna Cody has been appointed as Australia’s new Sex Discrimination Commissioner, replacing Kate Jenkins.

One in three workers have experienced sexual harassment in their workplace over the last five years, according to a new national survey.

The Respect@Work bill passed Australian parliament today, meaning all the recommendations in Kate Jenkins’ Respect@Work report are now law. 

The government introduced legislation to parliament that will make employers responsible for preventing sexual harassment in their workplace.

The new Respect@Work website has launched with comprehensive resources to support employers in preventing and responding to sexual harassment.

The rise of insecure forms of work like labor hire, contracting and the gig economy are a threat to achieving gender equity in the workplace.

Kate Jenkins said she isn’t “giving up” when it comes to the legislative implementation of the remaining recommendations of Respect@Work.

A positive duty will focus employers on actions that will lead to more respectful workplace cultures and help end sexual harassment.

A federal Labor government would commit $24 million to fund Working Women’s Centres across the country in bid to stamp out sexual harassment.

The Morrison government has been cynically crab walking back from the report’s recommendations — and hoping no one would notice.