{"id":13803,"date":"2021-11-11T19:22:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T19:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=13803"},"modified":"2021-11-11T19:22:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T19:22:38","slug":"launch-of-the-national-forum-on-workplace-sexual-harassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/11\/11\/launch-of-the-national-forum-on-workplace-sexual-harassment\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch of the national forum on workplace sexual harassment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations, Michaelia Cash will today open a national forum hosted by Commonwealth work health and safety (WHS) regulator Comcare, focussing on the prevention, management and regulation of workplace sexual harassment.<br \/>\n\u201cI am proud to launch this forum today as it brings together WHS regulators, professionals and employers across the country to promote cultural change in our workplaces. That\u2019s reflected in the forum\u2019s theme \u2013\u00a0<i>Influencing positive change<\/i>,\u201d said the Attorney-General.<br \/>\n\u201cEducation is a central to the Government\u2019s action to implement the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ag.gov.au\/rights-and-protections\/human-rights-and-anti-discrimination\/respect-at-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Roadmap for Respect: Preventing and Addressing Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces\u2019<\/a>. The forum will help drive a national approach to prevention strategies, as announced in the 2021-22 Budget.\u201d<br \/>\nParticipants will hear from a range of speakers at the event including Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Chair of the Respect@Work Council, Kate Jenkins, who will focus on the findings of her landmark National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces.<br \/>\nThe program has been co-designed in collaboration with Safe Work Australia and state and territory WHS regulators. It will help to ensure that WHS authorities are equipped to assist businesses and workers to understand their duties and obligations in relation to sexual harassment under WHS laws, and deliver best practice regulation.<br \/>\nThe forum builds on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comcare.gov.au\/safe-healthy-work\/prevent-harm\/workplace-sexual-harassment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">education resources<\/a>\u00a0Comcare has developed in collaboration with the Australian Human Rights Commission and aligns with the national Guidance from Safe Work Australia. These resources provide practical guidance for employers, managers, supervisors and workers to prevent and respond to workplace sexual harassment.<br \/>\nFor more information on the event, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comcare.gov.au\/about\/news-events\/events\/workplace-sexual-harassment-national-forum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comcare website<\/a>.<br \/>\nIf you need immediate assistance or support you can contact 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations, Michaelia Cash will today open a national forum hosted by Commonwealth work health and safety (WHS) regulator Comcare, focussing on the prevention, management and regulation of workplace sexual harassment. \u201cI am proud to launch this forum today as it brings together WHS regulators, professionals and employers across the country &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/11\/11\/launch-of-the-national-forum-on-workplace-sexual-harassment\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Launch of the national forum on workplace sexual harassment&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13803\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}