Positive Duty in the workplace - Tym Lawrence from RepSafe

The Australian Human Rights Commission's groundbreaking Respect@Work report from 2020 has led to the introduction of new laws that came into force in December 2022. 

This pioneering legislation places a positive duty on employers to take all reasonable steps to eliminate sexual harassment and discrimination. 

In this episode, we will delve into the key aspects of this duty and explore how this will impact you, and how organizations can effectively meet these obligations by implementing a comprehensive reporting framework.

Thanks to RepSafe for supporting this episode 

Useful links:

• Respect@Work: Sexual Harassment National Inquiry Report (2020) | Australian Human Rights Commission - respect at work report page
• The Positive Duty under the Sex Discrimination Act | Australian Human Rights Commission - has useful factsheets and guides
• For organisations | Respect@Work - the organisation page on the Respect@Work website
• New positive duty on employers to prevent workplace sexual harassment, sex discrimination and victimisation | Respect@Work  - the positive duty page on the Respect@Work website
• Reporting | Respect@Work - the reporting page on the Respect@Work website. 
• Respect@Work Act 2022: Consequences for non-compliance