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Quality and consistency through collaboration

Welcome to our Workplace 5 in 5, the podcast where we give you five tips in under five minutes on topical workplace issues.

In this podcast, Ben Gottlieb discusses hostile workplace environments.  This is a concept that was introduced by amending legislation that came into effect in late 2022.  The amending legislation made several significant changes to our workplace laws including that it is unlawful to subject another person to a workplace environment that is hostile on the ground of sex.  It also introduced a positive duty on employers requiring them to take reasonable measures to eliminate as far as possible certain unlawful conduct including conduct that creates a workplace that is hostile on the ground of sex.  It shifted the system from a reactive one to a system where employers are expected to take active steps to prevent harassment from occurring.
 
To listen to the podcast, you can click on this Workplace 5 in 5 link and you will be directed to Sparke Helmore's podcast page on our website, or listen on Podbean through The Sparke Cast host page.
 
If there are topics you’d like us to explore in Workplace 5 in 5, we’d love to hear from you!

About Sparke Helmore

We’ve come a long way since our doors first opened in the Hunter in 1882.  We’ve had an office in Sydney since the ‘60s and we recently opened our tenth office in Cairns.

We cover six key areas of law – Corporate & Commercial, Commercial Insurance, Government, Property Environment & Finance, Statutory Lines of Insurance and Workplace – with more than 30 specialised areas of expertise. We’re a truly national, full service and proudly Australian firm that delivers results through deep collaboration with our clients. Wherever our clients need us, that’s where we’ll be.

Covering a big country needs a big team—we’re more than 880 people now and still growing. And in true Australian spirit, we’re friendly, approachable and easy to work with. And when you work with one of us, you get the expertise of all of us.

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