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This group wants to help LGBTIQ engineers bring their whole selves to work
Companies across the engineering sector have launched a new LGBTIQ networking group with a really important goal in mind. The new group, named InterEngineer, was launched last week to bring together the industry’s LGBTIQ professionals and allies. Each year, the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) surveys employees and business on workplace inclusion. However the 2020 …
Stimulus package offers degree of certainty to many
Many members of the LGBTIQ communities work in small business, hospitality and casual employment. Today’s stimulus package will lessen some of the economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The package will enable many small businesses to remain trading and employing people. It will also see those on Newstart at last able to survive on …
International Sex Worker Rights Day: Stop the Raids
Grab your red umbrella! On Tuesday — International Sex Worker Rights Day — #DecrimQLD and Respect Inc invite allies to the Stop the Raids rally at Southport. In the last six months, police charged more than 30 people for sex work related offences. The charges followed raids and also undercover entrapment. In response sex workers, …
Stop Workplace Bullying – everyone has right to safe workplace
Everyone has the right to a safe workplace. So, we should all aim to stop workplace bullying. However, many people do not understand what bullying is, or the remedy. Both state and federal laws protect employees from workplace bullying and harassment. Workplace bullying and harassment can debilitate victims. Indeed, it can lead to health issues, …
‘The closet I built ended up a cage’: LGBTIQ mental health at work
A toxic workplace culture is bad for all employees, but can be a particular burden on LGBTIQ employees, already stigmatised by their sexuality or identity, writes RJ Miles. I wish workplace mental health initiatives were more about helping people to understand the psychology of burnout and less about getting people to do yoga. The benefits …
Yes, Emojis Can Be A Form Of Sexual Harassment
Whether it’s an eggplant, peach or even a love heart, emojis are supposed to be a fun way to communicate and even flirt. But workers are warned against sending suggestive emojis to colleagues. It could cost their job and leave them defending a sexual harassment claim. Emojis include suggestive objects like eggplants and peaches, which …
LGBTIQ surveyed: workplace sexual harassment
A survey invites LGBTIQ Australians to share their views and experiences of workplace sexual harassment to inform a national inquiry into the issue. Survey responses will also form the LGBTIQ Legal Service’s submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in the Workplace. A report released by the Human Rights Commission …
‘Coming Out’ A Work In Progress For LGBTIQ Employees
The vast majority of LGBTIQ Australians are not comfortable coming out to their work colleagues. The Out at Work: from Prejudice to Pride report released last week suggests 25 per cent of employees were out to some people and almost 40 per cent were out to most people at work. The joint Royal Melbourne Institute …
The Tradettes: Meet The Female Plumbers Breaking Down Stereotypes
Meet The Tradettes When you think you need a plumber how instinctive is it to think you’ll be calling on a man or a female plumber Short shorts and tool belt in tow ready to get in and do the dirty work on your kitchen sink or bathroom, it’s generally our first thought when it …
