We have published the Sexual Harassment Disputes Benchbook.
This Benchbook applies to alleged sexual harassment in connection with work that happened (or started) on or after 6 March 2023. It deals with provisions from the Secure Jobs Better Pay Act which expand the Commission’s sexual harassment jurisdiction.
Our Benchbooks are like handbooks to help you understand Fair Work legislation. They provide information to help parties prepare for a case in the Commission. This includes information about our processes and examples of how Commission Members have interpreted legislation in previous cases to make decisions (‘case law’).
You may find the examples useful as you prepare for a case. Please note that we do not show all possible examples for every situation. You can use our document search to find decisions about other cases.
We thank everyone who was involved in the production of the Benchbook and all those that provided feedback on the consultation draft.
This Benchbook will be updated as required.
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