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Ahead of Labor legislating a positive duty to prevent workplace s-xual harassment, there is still a false but "prevailing sense" among employers that having policies and training in place will be enough to discharge it, a lawyer says.
The vast majority of employers currently operate on a reactive level, but "a positive duty essentially shifts the focus from a reactive response to sexual harassment complaints being raised to a proactive approach", says Clayton Utz partner Amanda Lyras.
This means employers will need a deeper understanding of the drivers of sexual harassment, the particular risks to certain demographics, and how to mitigate those risks, she tells HR Daily...
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