It is the job of your employer to provide a work environment that is free of sexual harassment. This comes under workplace bullying and possibly discrimination.
If you are being sexually harassed at work
It can be hard to speak up, because doing so puts your job and comfort at work in further jeopardy in a real sense (despite the illegality of it all), but it is also illegal to be victimised because you spoke up about sexual harassment.
The first port of call with sexual harassment at work is to speak directly to the person involved, however it that doesn’t work, it could pay to get legal support and make a complaint to the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission or the Australian Human Rights Commission. If you have laid a complaint in one place, it sometimes becomes impossible to lay a complaint elsewhere, so get good information from Vanessa Ash regarding your options.
If you are being accused of sexual harassment at work
If you are having accusations leveled at you, you need legal support to defend yourself. Sexual harassment and discrimination law is a complex area of law and you may benefit from having your own legal counsel. The accusations must hold up in court, and therefore you will need to be prepared.
Call Vanessa Ash and Associates today to discuss your sexual harassment case. First phone consult is free.