Section 1: Introduction
Industry-wide initiatives
Recommendation 47: Key industry and professional groups (unions, employer
associations, employers and other industry bodies) collaborate to establish industry
and profession-wide initiatives to address sexual harassment, for Australian workplaces
of all sizes. Initiatives may include industry-wide prevalence surveys, awareness-raising
campaigns on industry-specific issues, or the development of industry-specific policies
or accreditation requirements.
Respect@Work
Recommendation 48: To support all workplaces to address sexual harassment, the
Workplace Sexual Harassment Council will lead a new collaboration by unions,
employers and employer associations called Respect@Work, which will deliver
information, education and resources for workers and employers through an online
platform.
S E CTION 7: SUP P ORT, AD VI CE AND A D V O CA C Y
A holistic approach to support, advice and advocacy
Recommendation 49: Australian governments provide increased and recurrent funding
to working women’s centres to provide information, advice and assistance to vulnerable
workers who experience sexual harassment, taking into account particular needs of
workers facing intersectional discrimination. Australian governments should consider
establishing or re-establishing working women’s centres in jurisdictions where they do
not currently exist.
Information and referral
Recommendation 50: The Commission be promoted as the central contact point for
information on workplace sexual harassment rights and responsibilities, including
information about options for action and referral to alternative regulatory schemes,
and referral to a range of victim support services.
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