The attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, will brief the Labor caucus on the bill this morning then introduce it to parliament. Follow the day’s news live
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The minister for women, Katy Gallagher, has announced on Tuesday the government will introduce the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) bill to end sexual harassment at work.
This bill will implement seven legislative changes recommended by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, including to:
Over the past five years, one in three people experienced sexual harassment at work, with women experiencing higher rates of harassment than men.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability and members of the LGBTQ+ community are also, on average, more likely to experience workplace sexual harassment.
I think the entire disability community … are getting behind Kurt, to support him, to succeed in the role. And I think that … there’s a feeling of disability pride today.
I think when it comes to rebuilding trust, that is a job for a combination of the chair, the minister, and the new CEO. Now of those three, only one is a disabled person, the other two are not, and there was a missed opportunity in not appointing a disabled person to the role of CEO, and [in] also retaining former Victorian Liberal premier Denis Napthine on the board, when we need more disabled people, and disabled parents in those positions, on the board.
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The attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, will brief the Labor caucus on the bill this morning then introduce it to parliament. Follow the day’s news live
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The minister for women, Katy Gallagher, has announced on Tuesday the government will introduce the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) bill to end sexual harassment at work.
This bill will implement seven legislative changes recommended by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, including to:
Over the past five years, one in three people experienced sexual harassment at work, with women experiencing higher rates of harassment than men.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability and members of the LGBTQ+ community are also, on average, more likely to experience workplace sexual harassment.
I think the entire disability community … are getting behind Kurt, to support him, to succeed in the role. And I think that … there’s a feeling of disability pride today.
I think when it comes to rebuilding trust, that is a job for a combination of the chair, the minister, and the new CEO. Now of those three, only one is a disabled person, the other two are not, and there was a missed opportunity in not appointing a disabled person to the role of CEO, and [in] also retaining former Victorian Liberal premier Denis Napthine on the board, when we need more disabled people, and disabled parents in those positions, on the board. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian