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Preventing & Responding to Sex-based Harassment in the workplace: STAFF

Preventing & Responding to Sex-based Harassment in the workplace: STAFF

About the course

Under the Sex Discrimination Act, organisations and businesses now have a positive duty to eliminate, as far as possible, the following unlawful behaviour from occurring: 

  • discrimination on the grounds of sex in a work context 
  • sexual harassment in connection with work 
  • sex-based harassment in connection with work 
  • conduct creating a workplace environment that is hostile on the grounds of sex related acts of victimisation. 

The new positive duty was introduced in December 2022. It imposes a legal obligation on organisations and businesses to take proactive and meaningful action to prevent relevant unlawful conduct from occurring in the workplace or in connection to work.

Taking preventative action will help to create safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces. 

This important change requires organisations and businesses to shift their focus to actively preventing workplace sexual harassment, sex discrimination and other relevant unlawful conduct, rather than responding only after it occurs. 

Regardless of their size or resources, all organisations and businesses in Australia that have obligations under the Sex Discrimination Act must meet the positive duty.  

Duration

  • 90 minutes online or three-hour face to face workshop  

Audience

  • All staff

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify what constitutes sex-based harassment at work. 
  • Understand the Respect@Work laws that keep people safe at work. 
  • Understand your rights and responsibilities as a staff member. 
  • Learn how you can contribute to a safe and respectful workplace.   

How to Book

This can be delivered online and in person. Please contact us at workplaceservice@relationshipmatters.com.au or call on 03 98650 6262