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Sex discrimination explained: unequal treatment based on sex, legal protections, and employer obligations.

People who are transgender are protected from discrimination by law. The Sex Discrimination Act makes it unlawful to treat a person less favourably than another person in a similar situation because of the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of the person. Example: A shop assistant refused to serve a person who identifies and presents as a…

A guide for employers to support employees with vision impairments in the workplace.

Special measures aim to foster greater equality by supporting groups of people who face, or have faced, entrenched discrimination so they can have similar access to opportunities as others in the community. Special measures are sometimes described as acts of ‘positive discrimination’ or ‘affirmative action’. They are allowed under federal anti-discrimination laws. The Sex Discrimination Act…

Sexual harassment is any unwanted or unwelcome sexual behaviour where a reasonable person would have anticipated the possibility that the person harassed would feel offended, humiliated or intimidated. It has nothing to do with mutual attraction or consensual behaviour. Examples of sexual harassment include: staring, leering or unwelcome touching suggestive comments or jokes unwanted…

Employers have a legal responsibility to take all reasonable steps to prevent discrimination. Find out more in this quick guide.

Learn about the purpose, roles, and responsibilities of a contact officer in the workplace.

Understanding Direct Discrimination. Learn about unlawful treatment based on protected characteristics.

Obtain information and practical guidance on how to prevent criminal record discrimination in the workplace.

Indirect discrimination occurs when a seemingly neutral rule or policy disproportionately affects people with specific attributes (e.g. sex, disability). It’s unlawful if based on protected characteristics.