Bullying, harassment and exploitation – all in a day’s work in hospitality The University of Queensland released results from a survey it conducted on the hospitality industry. The study involved 400 hospitality employees between late 2021 and early 2022. The study revealed that the industry is rife with sexual harassment, bullying and exploitation. Over 60% […]
Guide To Addressing Spectator Racism in Sports (2021) On 17 November 2021, the Australian Human Rights Commission released its Spectator Racism Guidelines. The document was released to address racial abuse from sporting crowds. It is part of the broader effort to eliminate racism from sport and broader Australian culture. The creation of the Guidelines was[…..]
AFP Officer Not Double Dipping Ms Friend was employed by the Australian Federal Police since 2006. In late 2013, she was diagnosed with severe depression, anxiety and PTSD. In 2014, she submitted a worker’s compensation claim for gastritis, irritable bowel syndrome and a psychological condition she attributed to prolonged harassment and bullying from her supervisor.[…..]
Recent Survey Shows Australia is not in the Top 10 Most Inclusive Workplaces in the World The Instant Group has published data on which countries have the most inclusive workplaces based on the newly developed Kantar Inclusion Index. The top ten countries ranked most inclusive were: Canada, USA, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Brazil, the[…..]
School Principals Experience High Rates of Bullying and Workplace Violence The latest report by Health & Wellbeing has provided a sobering picture of Australia’s treatment of school principals. Over the last nine years, the survey has examined issues of bullying, physical violence, gossip and slander, sexual harassment, threats of violence and verbal harassment toward school[…..]