Nov 29, 2023
The positive duty to eliminate sexual
harassment in the workplace became law last December, and the
one-year grace period employers were given to comply is about to
expire. Here, we dive into the work employers must do to ensure
compliance with the new duty.
In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy
is joined by byrne∙dean head of strategy Samantha Mangwana to
discuss the significance of last year’s Respect@Work reforms, the
positive duty to report and eliminate unlawful conduct, how that
new duty can be applied in post-pandemic working environments, and
penalties or enforcement actions that regulators can take.
Ms Mangwana also reflects on the seven standards for organisations
to comply with, the headline structural and cultural challenges for
legal employers to navigate, the actions that those employers must
immediately take, and her level of optimism that legal
workplaces can and will be able to make progress moving
forward.
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