Sweeping changes to sexual harassment laws
Daily MailAustralia's sexual harassment laws will be dramatically toughened up under a series of changes that will make it easier to fire offenders. Scott Morrison will move to toughen up sexual harassment laws with a series of changes that will make it easier to fire offenders The prime minister also wants to include sexual harassment in anti-bullying orders which allow employees to request to work at a different place or time to a bullying boss or colleague. The government will also change the Human Rights Act to extend the time victims have to make sexual harassment complaints from six months to two years. 'This will give employers the certainty they need to take action, but what it also says to employees and victims of sexual harassment is there are consequences for this action in the workplace,' Senator Cash said.
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