SafeWork NSW: Respect at Work survey
Your union, the É«ÀÇÉçÇøhas fought for workplace protections from sexual harassment for many years.
In recent years, advocacy from unions and other groups led to the Respect at Work report and subsequent bill which called for change in how sexual harassment is dealt with in the workplace; and for a positive duty to be placed on employers to prevent harassment occurring.
Some forms of sexual harassment are also criminal offenses. Sexual assault (commonly referred to in the community as rape and attempted rape), sexual touching without consent and other sexual acts without consent are serious criminal offenses.
There is no requirement that the unwelcome conduct be repeated; a one-off incident can be sexual harassment. A broader pattern of behaviour can also constitute sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment may be perpetrated by various people, including an employer, supervisor, co-worker, client, contractor, volunteer, patient or customer.
The É«ÀÇÉçÇøis conducting surveys of members to identify instances of sexual harassment in your workplaces. We invite you to participate in our survey
The survey will close on 19 September 2025.
Please use the link .
We welcome feedback from members.