Federal Human Rights Equal Opportunities Commission Act 1986: prohibits workplace harassment on the grounds of: political opinion, social origin, medical record, criminal record, trade union activity and religion.
Federal Racial Discrimination Act 1975: prohibits workplace harassment on the grounds of: race, colour and nationality.
Federal Sexual Discrimination Act 1984: prohibits workplace harassment on the following grounds: sex, marital status and pregnancy.
Federal Disability Discrimination Act 1992: prohibits workplace harassment on the following grounds: disability and impairment.
Federal Age Discrimination Act 2004: recently passed and intended to prohibit workplace harassment on the grounds of age. |
Bullying:
- is the intentional use of force or power against a victim and,
- is manifested through a range of actions which may be physical or psychological and,
- may impact on the well-being or health of the victim eg. injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, job loss or deprivation.
- is normally repeated, deliberate, unprovoked and offensive. It is often used to threaten an employee.
Bullying may be occurring when a worker:
- is excessively supervised or criticised
- is subjected to constant ridicule and being put down in front of fellow workers
- when personal belongings are interfered with or sabotaged
- is the victim of abusive, threatening or derogatory language often in front of other workers
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