A young abattoir worker with a stutter has been paid $5,000 compensation after being subjected to cruel disability discrimination and sexual harassment. The worker claims that when he complained to management about the harassment bullying and abuse, he was fired.…
Harassment Claims has successfully negotiated $20,000 compensation for a young male sex worker who was 'outed' at his day job and subsequently subjected to sexual harassment and discrimination. The case was heard by the Industrial Relations Commission, and highlights laws…
After making a number of offensive comments about transgender people, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival has finally moved to strip Barry Humphries' name from its top award. The decision to rename the "Barry" to "The Melbourne International Comedy Award" has…
Two reprehensible restaurant operators who sacked a waiter because he had turned 65 have been found guilty of age discrimination and penalised more than $29,000. Industrial relations advocate Miles Heffernan from Harassment Claims described the case as an appalling case…
Disability advocacy groups have slammed the Queensland government's timetable to fix its new trains which won't see them compliant with disability access laws until 2024. The 75 multi-billion dollar Next Generation NGR trains were signed off by the Campbell Newman…
Following the extraordinary success of her stand-up special Nanette, Hannah Gadsby has delivered a powerful speech criticising 'good men' who speak out about 'bad men' who are guilty of sexual harassment. The Australian comedian opened The Hollywood Reporter's 2018 Women in Entertainment gala…
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young is calling for a new code of conduct in federal parliament "with consequences" in an attempt to deter sexual harassment and bullying. Hanson-Young made the comments during a podcast interview with Guardian Australia. She said talks…
An 18 year-old female farmhand has been subjected to appalling sexual harassment while spending a gap year at a rural Western Australian cattle farm. Within a few days of arriving at the property, her middle-aged boss told all the young…
Friends of an Aboriginal man who hasn't been able to secure a position to play Father Christmas this festive season have started a Facebook page to help make his dream come true. All Arthur Butler wants for Christmas is the…
Transgender Westpac staff who want to undergo a sex change will be allowed to take four weeks of paid leave and a year's unpaid leave for the process. Staff will be able to take the transition leave in one block,…