29/08/2024
Griffin Legal has demonstrated experience in working with large organisations to ensure compliance with the Sex Discrimination Act and the new positive duty.
The positive duty requires that organisations take preventative action to prevent the following conduct from occurring in the workplace:
- discrimination on the ground of sex in a work context
- sexual harassment in connection with work
- sex-based harassment in connection with work
- conduct creating a workplace environment that is hostile on the ground of sex
- related acts of victimisation, for example victimisation for making a complaint about any of the above.
The Australian Human Rights Commission, which is responsible for investigating breaches of the new positive duty, has issued guidelines to be met by organisations to demonstrate they comply with the duty. The guidelines set out Guiding Principles and Seven Standards. We can help organisations apply the Guiding Principles to their organisations and ensure that organisations meet the Seven Standards.
Griffin Legal has significant experience working with organisations and implementing the positive duty. Our lawyers have extensive knowledge of the Respect@Work recommendations, and demonstrated experience in reviewing, designing and implementing systems to help organisations meet the positive duty. Our experience extends to trauma informed practices and understanding intersectionality.
To help your organisation meet the Seven Standards, we can provide the following services:
- strategic advice on steps that your organisation should take to meet the duty;
- training for leadership and workers;
- policy development;
- consultation planning and services;
- prevention and response plans;
- designing best practice reporting, complaint and response systems; and
- designing systems to monitoring, evaluation and transparency.
Contact us today to discuss a package that would suit your organisation.