Queensland sex workers still experience "daily and systemic" discrimination and vilification, according to a new survey. The research found more than 70 percent of sex workers face discrimination and vilification in healthcare, housing and also banking. Queensland sex workers discrimination…
Dating app Tinder continues to charge older users more for premium services, but denies it's engaging in discriminatory pricing. Choice recently revealed older users pay up to three times more than younger people for 'Tinder Plus'. It's not the first…
An accountant sacked over an historic sexual harassment case is suing Bunnings for unlawful discrimination. Claudio Vergara alleges the hardware giant took adverse action against him based on his social origin. And furthermore, he claims they did it “forcefully and…
Kate Jenkins says non-disclosure agreements protect perpetrators of sexual harassment in addition to isolating victims. The Sex Discrimination Commissioner made the comments during a webinar hosted by the Australian Institute of Company Directors this week, reports Guardian Australia. She stopped…
Channel 9 and reporter Alex Heinke are being sued for racism and vilification following a report about compensation paid to Palm Island residents. The Network promoted, broadcast and published online reports claiming Palm Island residents rorted a $30 million compensation…
A court has awarded a woman $160,000 compensation for "extremely serious" sexual harassment at the hands of her boss. Her legal representatives believe the amount is a record sum awarded to a sexual harassment survivor in Queensland. The Queensland Industrial…
The Queensland Industrial Relations Commission has ordered a boss to pay his former employee's legal costs for an aborted trial. The rare order by Commissioner Sam Pidgeon means hairdresser Michael (Mahamad) Dib must pay Elly Wearne $15,050 to cover her…
Drunkenly hooking up with your boss is just one annual work Christmas party pitfall to be careful of, experts warn. Sexual harassment, inappropriate comments and violence at work celebrations have cost workers their careers. Drunkenly hooking up with your boss…
A construction company and a recruitment company have been penalised a total of $29,000 for age discrimination. The Federal Court found the Western Australian-based companies discriminated against a 70 year-old prospective employee. Justice Katrina Banks-Smith described it as "a serious,…
Music King Denis Handlin presided over a toxic work culture for almost four decades, despite multiple complaints and investigations. The disturbing revelations about the former boss of Sony Music will air tonight on the ABC's '4 Corners' program. The program…