Help with sexual harassment and discrimination in workplace dominates the demand for new Respect at Work Legal Service.Help with sexual harassment and discrimination in workplace…
Recent amendments to legislation have introduced a positive duty on employers and businesses to prevent workplace sexual harassment, sex discrimination and victimisation.Snapshot Sexual harassment continues…
Changes to the Sex Discrimination Act have had implications for the recently amended Rule 42 of the Conduct Rules.Snapshot Significant amendments were made to the Sex…
Changes to the Conduct Rules make clear that solicitors are expected to conduct themselves to a higher standard of conduct than prescribed in any legislation…
Victims or witnesses of sexual harassment in legal workplaces will now have a safe and secure online space to disclose inappropriate behaviour, with the launch…
The Government response to the Respect@Work Report – welcome reforms or a missed opportunity?Snapshot The Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Act…
Sexual harassment has been prohibited in the workplace for almost 40 years. The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) outlawed it almost 40 years ago, and…
The Law Society of NSW has launched a new online portal to help fight sexual harassment at work.The Law Society of NSW has launched a…
Will the Government’s Respect@Work response be enough to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace ?Sexual harassment remains endemic in Australian workplaces. Almost two in five…
Innovations that enable employees to anonymously report workplace sexual harassment have been lauded as potential game-changers.Innovations that enable employees to anonymously report workplace sexual harassment…
The Legal Services Commissioner for NSW addresses the problem of sexual harassment in the profession and how you can make a complaint.Snapshot Sexual harassment and…
Australia’s first and only female prime minister reflects on her short-lived legal career and tumultuous time in politics, as she looks to a brighter future…
MIA PANTECHIS discusses a damning new judgment on sexual harassment in a NSW law firm, as well as a new procedure for dealing with complaints.Snapshot…