What’s Been Happening in Australia in Relation to Sexual Harassment, Discrimination and Bullying from 02 – 09 May 2021

CPSU Survey Finds Most Sexual Harassment in the Public Service Goes Unreported A significant proportion of public servants have experienced or witnessed sexual harassment in their workplace, but most don’t report it, according to a new survey from their union. The Commonwealth and Public Sector Union survey found 16 per cent of respondents had experienced […]

What’s Been Happening in Australia in Relation to Sexual Harassment, Discrimination and Bullying from 25 April – 02 May 2021

‘Misogynists, Egotistical Bullies’ Revealed in Aviation Firefighting Review Victoria’s aviation firefighting agencies are being urged to clean up a negative culture within their ranks, with some staff accused of running a boys’ club and bullying colleagues, even during emergency situations. An external investigation was undertaken into the state’s aviation firefighting units after years of bullying[…..]

What’s Been Happening in Australia in Relation to Sexual Harassment, Discrimination and Bullying from 14 February 2021 – 21 February 2021

Safe Work Australia Releases Guide for PCBUs on Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Safe Work Australia has released a new work health and safety (WHS) guide to assist persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The Preventing Workplace Sexual Harassment Guide provides practical guidance to help PCBUs[…..]

What’s Been Happening in Australia in Relation to Sexual Harassment, Discrimination and Bullying from 17 February 2020 – 23 February 2020

Ex-Sephora Employee Creates Website Highlighting Bullying Allegations at Company An ex-Sephora employee has levelled bullying allegations against the beauty giant, after publishing detailed reports on incidents at its prominent Highpoint store in Melbourne. The allegations were published to the website ‘Working at Sephora’ by former sales consultant ‘Liam’ and his partner ‘Jack’, who used pseudonyms[…..]