Industrial relations experts warn that your smoking habit could cost you your dream job, because it's not a protected attribute under Anti-Discrimination laws. Workers are protected from all sorts of discrimination based on a number of specific attributes, including things…
As Rugby Australia continues to make moves to sack player Israel Folau over his continued offensive homophobic social media posts, industrial relations experts say the Wallabies star would have a claim of unlawful dismissal based on religious discrimination if his…
A confronting new advertisement from Respect Victoria is challenging those who witness sexual harassment to do something about it. The ad, which is part of the Respect Women: Call it Out campaign, was released last week, and is designed to…
LGBTIQ workers are being asked to take part in a sexual harassment survey being conducted by the LGBTIQ Legal Service, which is part of the St Kilda Legal Service in Melbourne. The results of the survey will form the basis…
There is nothing worse than working with someone who is a bully, but experts say, sitting back and doing nothing is not the best option. Writing for the HRM website, Karen Gately says workers can't afford to sit back and…
The operators of a Crust Gourmet Pizza outlet are facing court, accused of discriminating against a number of overseas workers by paying them less than their Australian-born colleagues. Anandh Kumarasamy and Haridas Raghuram, and their company QHA Foods Pty Ltd,…
Optus has come under fire for posting an advertisement calling for white-only candidates to work in one of its Sydney-based stores. The ad, posted last week on online job site Seek for a position in its Neutral Bay store in…
Reema Yelda knew she was having her photo taken for a workplace safety campaign, but never expected how it would turn out. The 39 year-old agreed to front a 2016 Safe Spine campaign, but didn’t know Sydney Water would use…
