The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) is calling on Victorians to have their say on how to better prevent and respond to workplace sexual harassment.
Minister for Workplace Safety, Ingrid Stitt said the DJCS’s consultation paper, Addressing sexual harassment in Victorian workplaces, sought feedback on ways to remove the burden on victims of sexual harassment to report inappropriate behaviour.
Ms Stitt said the Department was looking at what employers could do to create harassment-free workplaces.
“We want to hear from all Victorians about how we can prevent and better respond to sexual harassment in our workplaces,” Ms Stitt said.
“People who experience workplace sexual harassment can be left traumatised and their careers cut short – that’s why we’re taking action to stop this abhorrent behaviour,” she said.
DJCS said it was seeking community feedback on how to prevent sexual harassment from occurring; support workers to report sexual harassment; enforce compliance when there is a breach of occupational health and safety duties; and raise awareness and promote accountability in workplaces.
“The discussion points in the Paper are a guide only and feedback is welcome on any relevant issues you wish to raise about workplace sexual harassment,” DJCS said.
“You can answer all or some of the questions provided in the consultation paper in your feedback,” it said.
DJCS said submissions were open until 26 July and asked people not to provide personal information, including identifying details such as their name, age, address or occupation or identifying details of any other party.
The Department’s seven-page Consultation Paper, including information on how to have a say, can be downloaded at this PS News link.
