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Did you know employers can be held accountable for any discriminatory actions by their employees or agents? It's called vicarious liability -- here's how you can ensure your anti-discrimination policies meet the minimum requirements.Ā
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Why do I need an anti-discrimination policy?Ā
The key purpos...
In the past few months, the Federal Government has proposed significant changes as to how sensitive personal information is collected and used for private sector employees. Under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), public sector employersĀ need to disclose how employee information is stored and what it's use...
Earlier this year, Parliament passed the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill on 30 March 2023.Ā
These legislative reforms have been a major step forward in accelerating employer action to help close the gender pay gap.
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So the bill has been passed, what happens ...
Now in effect!
Following recent amendments to legislation, we have seen the introduction of a prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace. There is now pressure on employers to eliminate sexual harassment and maintain safe workspaces for all employees, effective from the 6th of March 202...
