Top-listed companies dealing with sexual harassment complaints need to be upfront about what the perpetrators did rather than cover it up and silence the victims, according to a new report that calls on corporate Australia to rethink its approach.
The report also recommends all employees be better educated about what constitutes sexual harassment — as opposed to a consensual sexual relationship in the workplace and the parameters surrounding that — and be expected to speak up when there is sexual harassment at play.
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, who spent more than a year investigating workplace sexual harassment as part of a national inquiry, said: "Leaders have the unique power to ensure their workplaces are safe, respectful and inclusive."Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins headed the National Inquiry into Workplace Sexual Harassment.
"There's a high chance the case ends up in media. Naming the behaviours and the person will actually shift some of the behaviours we're seeing."
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