Bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination at work
Everyone has the right not to be bullied, sexually harassed or discriminated against at work.
Find out what you can do to prevent and stop bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination in your workplace.
On this page:
- Bullying in the workplace
- Sexual harassment in the workplace
- Protection from discrimination at work
- Tools and resources
- Related information
Bullying in the workplace
Everyone has the right to a workplace free from bullying.
Read our information about:
- What is bullying?
- Reasonable management action
- Protection from bullying in the workplace
- Where to get help
Sexual harassment in the workplace
Everyone has the right to a workplace free from sexual harassment.
Read our information about:
- Sexual harassment
- Protection from sexual harassment in the workplace
- Managing sexual harassment
- Making a workplace sexual harassment complaint
- Where to get help
Protection from discrimination at work
The Fair Work Act prohibits an employer from taking adverse action against an employee or a prospective employee for discriminatory reasons. This includes because of their:
- sex
- race
- religion
- gender identity.
See a full list of protected attributes on our Protection from discrimination at work page.
Read our information about:
Tools and resources
- Fair Work Commission – Bullying
- Fair Work Commission – Sexual harassment
- Search the Fair Work Commission – Find a registered organisation database to find your industry union.