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#Workplace Discrimination

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Can my boss make me get rid of my mullet?

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

Rhea Laxmi Nath · 2 min
Legal

Commissioner to tackle workplace discrimination

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.

Gina Baldassarre · 2 min
HR

Are discrimination laws secretly hurting women?

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

Ben Thompson · 2 min
Advice

New initiative to end LGBT workplace discrimination launches

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.

Derya Goren · 2 min
Locked

Harmony Day kicks off to promote diversity in the workplace

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

Rocheen Flaherty · 2 min
Legal

Do you support the sexual orientation of your employees?

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.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
Locked

Bosses labeled bullies, moody and belittling

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.

Lizbeth Pal · 2 min
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Legal

Employer puts the heat back on ‘discriminated’ workers

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

Julia Clarke · 2 min