Workplace Discrimination and Adverse Action

Workplace discrimination is the prejudicial or less favourable treatment of an individual relating to the workplace or employment conditions for reason of the employee’s membership of a certain group or category. This category includes race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, breastfeeding, gender identity, intersex status, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family or carer's responsibilities, subjection to family and domestic violence, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin. Further categories are where an individual has exercised a workplace right or engaged in industrial activity.

Conduct that often constitutes prejudicial or less favourable treatment may include setting unfair terms of employment, denying or limiting access to opportunities for promotion, transfer or other employment benefits, dismissal, harassment and bullying.

Under the Federal Government’s Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) employees also have a number of other statutory rights and general employment protections. Many of these rights come under the general protections and adverse action provisions of this Act.

Other legislation is also sometimes available for certain types of discrimination or harassment, such as sexual harassment.

Taylor & Scott Lawyers have a wealth of experience in anti-discrimination, employee general protections and adverse action dispute. Our approach is to achieve quick effective results by utilising all available options to resolve matters and to enforce your rights quickly, effectively and with minimal further personal impact.