A senior employee, who said he struggled to recognise the line between friendships and intimate relationships because he was autistic, has failed to prove he was unfairly sacked for s-xual harassment.
An employee's "understandable" response to s-xual harassment allegations against him wasn't "outside the boundaries of normal mental function", a tribunal has ruled in rejecting his workers' compensation claim.
Workplace harassment is "rife" in the retail sector and symptomatic of an "inherent" power imbalance that will take strong action to address, a researcher says.
Investigating workplace sexual harassment is 'tricky' at the best of times, but a rise in historical complaints is adding further complexity, a lawyer says.
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A supervisor who referred to workers as "dumb c-nts" and failed to report a subordinate's harassment and excessive "farting" in the office has failed to prove his dismissal was unfair.
An employee who was subjected to "serious and repeated" harassment by her manager is entitled to more than the $10k in damages she was originally awarded, a court has ruled on appeal.
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