A survey finds two-thirds of Tasmania's parliamentary and ministerial staff have witnessed discrimination, sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace, with MPs and managers the worst offenders.
abc.net.au/news/tas-parliament-culture-review-sex-discrimination-harassment/101382022Tasmanian ministerial and parliamentary staff are being subjected to degrading, belittling and abusive behaviour, including exposure of body parts and indecent phone calls, with MPs and managers the worst offenders, a review has found.
The survey found two-thirds of staff had witnessed discrimination, sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace. The survey found two-thirds of staff had witnessed discrimination, sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace. Ms Bolt said the response rate was "extremely high" and had exceeded expectations, demonstrating the scale of the problem.
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