Section 1: Introduction
1.2 Recommendations
S E CTION 2: TH E CUR R ENT CONTEX T F OR THIS IN QU IR Y
Implementation of recommendations
Recommendation 1: The Australian Government work with state and territory
governments to implement the recommendations in this report and provide a joint
funded package to ensure their implementation.
S E CTION 3: UNDERSTAND I NG SEX U A L HA R A S S M EN T IN
T H E WORKPLA CE
National Sexual Harassment Survey
Recommendation 2: The Commission conduct a nationally representative survey every
four years, funded by the Australian Government, that:
a. provides data on sexual harassment, including the prevalence, nature,
reporting, impacts of and responses to sexual harassment in the workplace, and
identifies trends over time
b. provides detailed industry data which allows analysis across and within
industries
c. is accessible and adequately captures experiences of sexual harassment across
all population groups, including people of culturally and linguistically diverse
backgrounds.
Agency data
Recommendation 3: Agencies that handle workplace sexual harassment matters work
with the Workplace Sexual Harassment Council (as recommended in Recommendation
14) to:
a. collect an agreed de-identified data set relating to workplace sexual harassment
enquiries, complaints, claims and settlement outcomes to contribute to a
coordinated system of annual reporting on workplace sexual harassment
metrics
b. establish formal arrangements for information sharing and data exchange
on enquiries, complaints and claims relating to workplace sexual harassment
matters.
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