Discrimination and harassment
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27/03/2012
State police commissioners around the country have led a crackdown on visible tattoos, prompting many employers to re-look at their own policies.
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26/03/2012
Sexual harassment complaints like the current Oracle case are a minefield for HR, and getting it wrong can have incendiary consequences. Here’s how to get it right.
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07/02/2012
Revelations of alleged sexual harassment and subsequent cover-ups at Sydney’s Star Casino have come to light after the complex was forced to provide a report to the NSW Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority yesterday into the circumstances behind the dismissal of its managing director, Sid Vaikunta.
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19/12/2011
Senior managers at Airservices Australia (ASA) are being called to account over allegations of extreme misconduct, relating to the distribution of pornography and consistent discrimination against and degrading behaviour towards female staff.
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10/11/2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) received and assessed nearly 400 more workplace discrimination complaints last financial year than in 2009-10 – an increase of 46%.
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20/10/2011
A woman is suing computer giant IBM for failing to act after she reported being sexually harassed and bullied by a senior executive.
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