Sexual Harassment

Workplace sexual harassment and discrimination

What is sexual harassment at work? What is discrimination? How can community workers help clients who have experienced sexual harassment and/or discrimination at work?
 
In this episode, Yasmine from the Community Legal Education team joins Katja from the Respect at Work Legal Service for a run down of this legal issue and tips for community workers. 
 
Find out more about Respect at Work Legal Service: https://bit.ly/4bo8ybz 
Contact our team at LawAccess NSW on 1300 888 529 or via webchat at www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/contact-us
Transcript: https://adobe.ly/3znEAXT
 
Disclaimer: This podcast is a general guide to the law. You should not rely on it as legal advice. We recommend that you talk to a lawyer about any particular situation. The information is correct at the time of publishing but it may change. For more information, start with our team at LawAccess NSW via webchat at www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au or on 1300 888 529. 

Spotlight On the Sexual Harassment Legal Service of the Kingsford Legal Centre

Kingsford Legal Centre is part of the UNSW Sydney Faculty of Law & Justice and provides a number of clinical legal education programs to its students. KLC's lawyers, volunteers and students help over 1,500 local community members each year with problems such as domestic violence, discrimination, housing, employment, criminal law, credit and debt, fines and victim’s compensation.
The Sexual Harassment Legal Service works across a range of areas, including:
Legal advice, assistance and representation to people who have or are experiencing sexual harassment;
Community legal education aimed at preventing sexual harassment and empowering people to speak up when it happens. This education is focused on a wide range of audiences, from high school and university students to community legal centres, pro bono lawyers and community workers;
Law reform work to advocate for better legal protections for people who experience sexual harassment. This work aims to improve how the law and institutions deal with sexual harassment and draws on the direct experience of our clients;
Leading cultural and institutional change. KLC is a leader in the conversation within legal institutions and with the next generation of lawyers about sexual harassment in the profession.
Website: Kingsford Legal Centre - UNSW Sydney
Email: legal@unsw.edu.au
Discrimination Law Line: 1300 722 795
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Publications: Publications | Kingsford Legal Centre - UNSW Sydney
Twitter: Kingsford Legal Centre (@kingsfordlegal) / Twitter
 
Acknowledgments
The music in our Law for Community Workers on the go podcasts is Blue Highway by Podington Bear licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 Licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
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Disclaimer: This podcast is a general guide to the law. You should not rely on it as legal advice. We recommend that you talk to a lawyer about any particular situation. The information is correct at the time of publishing but it may change. For more information, start with our team at LawAccess NSW via webchat at www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au or on 1300 888 529.