⚠️ In the last 5 years, 1 in 3 people in the Australian workforce, have experienced sexual harassment.
📃 A national survey conducted by the Australian Human Rights Commission, showed that for more than half of the people who had repeated experiences, the harassment had been ongoing for more than 6 months.
There are a number of legal options available for NT employees who have experienced sexual harassment including:
◼️ Making a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission
◼️ Making a complaint to the Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission
◼️ Applying to the Fair Work Commission to deal with sexual harassment
☎️ To make an appointment to speak to a CAWLS lawyer about workplace sexual harassment, call us on free call 1800 684 055 ⚖️
🔎 Stay tuned over the next few weeks for more myth busting on sexual harassment in the workplace… 🙅