Eight important reforms every Australian small business and startup should know about in 2023
The sheer volume of legal and practical amendments facing Australia's business community suggests 2023 could be transformative.
Three things businesses must know before throwing an end-of-year party
Workers may not be "match-fit" for an alcohol-filled staff party, particularly in light of new workplace laws.
Ten trends that will shape Aussie workplaces in 2023
In many respects the illusive future of work has arrived. So will this momentum continue through 2023?
Explained: What the passing of the Respect at Work laws in the Senate means for employers
The ‘cornerstone’ of the Respect at Work Bill is the inclusion of a positive duty for employers to prevent workplace sex discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
Respect@Work website provides “one-stop-shop” for businesses on how to stamp out sexual harassment
The Respect@Work Council has launched new website informing employers how best to eliminate and respond to sexual harassment in the workplace.
Employers will soon have a positive duty to prevent sexual harassment at work. Here’s six steps to take now
Here are six steps to create workplaces that are not just proactive in addressing gender inequalities but are proactively gender equal.
Under new legislation employers will have positive duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
The Albanese government is moving to implement seven legislative changes recommended by sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins in her Respect@Work report.
Respect@Work: Attorney-General outlines next steps in reforms process
Mark Dreyfus has commended women who have come forward with stories about their experience of workplace sexual harassment, at a gathering in Sydney on Thursday.
Why a positive obligation to eliminate discrimination and harassment will benefit workplaces
One of the Respect@Work report recommendations is to legislate for a positive duty to be placed on all employers to take reasonable measures to eliminate sex discrimination and sexual harassment.
Three things employers must know when the government revamps sexual harassment at work rules
Hall and Wilcox partner Fay Calderone says there are three Respect@Work recommendations that employers should take note of: positive duties, representative claims, and damages/costs.
Michaelia Cash opens consultation for outstanding Respect@Work law reforms
Senator Cash said the feedback would help the government decide on the next steps to consider the legal frameworks protecting people from sexual harassment in Australian workplaces.
Sexual discrimination at work needs to end, and small businesses can lead the way
Following Brittany Higgins’ powerful address at the National Press Club, Tara Ladd, founder of Your One & Only, outlines why, and how, small business can lead the way when it comes to ending sexual discrimination at work.
