We thought it might be a good time to provide you all with the updated proposed definition of workplace bullying in Australia. With the new changes to the law (see related article), the Fair Work Commission will adopt a definition of “bullied at work” said to be consistent with the workplace bullying definition in the [...]
On 24 May 2011 several long-awaited changes to the law on sexual harassment were passed by Federal Parliament. The key changes for students (schools) are as follows: The age limit requirement for a student to lodge a claim of sexual harassment (16 years) has been taken away; Students of any age will now be able [...]
Hot off the press! On 24 May 2011 the long awaited changes to the Federal sex and age discrimination laws were passed by Parliament (Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010). The changes include significant changes to the law on sexual harassment. The key changes are: breastfeeding is now a separate ground of sex [...]
This is an important area of change under the recent amendments to the Federal Sex Discrimination Act 1984. In line with the UK, it is now unlawful for workers to be sexually harassed by their customers and clients. Before these changes, at least in NSW, employers had to protect their workers from sexual harassment by [...]