Respect at work

Workplace sexual harassment is a work health and safety hazard - and it's preventable.

Understand your work health and safety obligations and get practical advice to prevent, manage and report sexual harassment in your workplace.

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What is workplace sexual harassment

Workplace sexual harassment occurs in every industry across NSW. It harms workers, businesses and the broader community.

Understand what sexual harassment looks like in the workplace, and the affect it has on workers and businesses. 
Learn about workplace sexual harassment

Prevent and manage the risk of sexual harassment in your workplace

Build a safer workplace by understanding your WHS responsibilities to prevent and manage sexual harassment in your workplace.

Understand

Learn about your work health and safety obligations to prevent sexual harassment.

Prevent

Take steps to stop sexual harassment in your workplace before it happens.

Respond

Find out what to do if someone in your workplace reports sexual harassment.

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What to do if you or someone you know has been sexually harassed at work

If you experience or witness sexual harassment in your workplace, there are actions you can take.

Find information, advice and reporting options if you have experienced or witnessed sexual harassment in your workplace.

Advice if you are affected by sexual harassment at work

Advice, tools and training resources

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Essential webinar series for businesses

A series of three webinars, designed to help businesses understand, prevent and respond to workplace sexual harassment.

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Reporting options guide

This guide is designed to help workers understand the different reporting options available to them if they have experienced or witnessed workplace sexual harassment.

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Positive duties explained

Understand the 'positive duties' NSW businesses have to prevent workplace sexual harassment and the differences between the positive duties held by SafeWork NSW and the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC).

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About Respect at Work

The Respect at Work Strategy sets out SafeWork NSW’s four-year plan for the prevention of harmful, gender-based behaviours across NSW workplaces, with an initial focus on sexual harassment. 

Read the Strategy (PDF 2.47MB)
Read the summary and action plan (PDF 1.47MB)

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