Your Tasks:
1. Go to the website https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/legal/legislation and identify the purpose of the following Acts - What is covered, who does this apply to and what is the relevance in a workplace?
- Age Discrimination Act
- Disability Discrimination Act
- Racial Discrimination Act
- Sex Discrimination Act
- Australian Human Rights Commission Act
2. Develop a bullying/harassment policy that can be used in your workplace. The policy needs to include:
(You may access and reference you state WHS legislation or Fairwork for specific requirements in your state and the following link provides a checklist: Bullying Policy Checklist for employer's page - Comcare)
- The legal requirement set out by law
- Examples of what is defined as bullying and harassment and what is not
- A clear statement that will outline the processes and procedure to be followed in case of any incident including the states of informal and formal procedures
- A statement regarding how will implement this policy in the workplace and ensure that staff are trained and aware on an ongoing basis, as part of an integrated consultation process