Tag: Workplace Discrimination

At work, women are being exploited and underpaid; according to a study that shows that the national pay gap is estimated at $966m per week.

Mullets, tattoos, piercings: how much can bosses dictate workplace appearance?

While it may seem that we’ve come a long way from the Mad Men days where discrimination was part and parcel of office life, the truth is often far from that.

Sheryl Sandberg’s recently published book “Lean In” has been described as the modern manifesto for women in the workplace.

A newly formed anti-bullying organisation is urging business owners to ensure their workplace is inclusive of any lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer employees.

Discrimination and equal opportunity laws apply in all parts of Australia, putting the onus on employers to make workplaces free of discrimination, including sexual harassment. How up to date are you on amendments made to the legislation last year? Here’s what every employer needs to know.

Businesses around the country are celebrating Harmony Day today, an event designed to eliminate racial discrimination in the workplace and promote diversity by breaking down cultural barriers

It’s important LGBT employees feel comfortable revealing their sexual orientation at work, according to Diversity Council Australia, for their own mental health and the general health of a business.

More than half of all Australian employees claim to have been bullied by their managers at some time or another, with 24 percent keen to see their boss fired for the behaviour.

Heat Group is advising other Australian employers to fight spurious workplace claims, after a workplace discrimination case against the company was dismissed yesterday.