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Coal Employee Wins Unfair Dismissal after False Accusations of Workplace Harassment
Workplace bullying laws define sexual harassment as any unwelcome or unwanted sexual behaviour that offends, humiliates or intimidates another person. The law requires employers to impose workplace anti-bullying regulations, provide training for their employees on gender sensitivity, and put in place mechanisms for lodging complaints for workplace bullying and harassment, for investigating and penalising them. All complaints for sexual harassment or workplace bullying must be taken seriously and investigated. In the case of Vincent Wilson v Anglo Coal (Moranbah North Management) Pty Ltd T/A Anglo American FWC 4386, at an underground coal mine, a female trainee resigned after a few months at work citing that she was not suited to the job because of the extreme physical demands of her duties. During her exit interview, she alleged that a technician sexually harassed her while she was alone in the tight space of a “man basket”. She alleged that the technician... [Read More]
