In today’s evolving workplace environment, fostering respect and safety is no longer optional—it’s a legal and moral imperative. Recent statistics reveal that 1.7 million Australian adults experienced sexual harassment in 2021-22, with 330,000 women being harassed by someone they had a professional relationship with. In response, the Respect at Work laws were introduced, placing a positive duty on employers to eliminate sexual harassment and discrimination at work.

What is Propel: Respect@Work Training?

Our turn-key solution, Propel: Respect@Work Training, helps your business proactively comply with the Respect at Work laws, introduced through the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Act 2022 (Cth). This legislation mandates that employers actively prevent:

• Sexual harassment, sex-based harassment, and sex discrimination in the workplace.
• Conduct that creates a hostile work environment based on sex.
• Acts of victimization following complaints.

With Propel, you can strengthen your prevention and reporting strategy, ensuring compliance while creating a safer, more respectful workplace.

Why You Need Respect at Work Compliance

Sexual harassment not only violates the law but also disrupts workplace culture, lowers productivity, and damages reputations. The Respect at Work laws provide clear guidelines to help businesses navigate this challenge, but maintaining compliance requires ongoing effort. Here’s why your organisation should prioritise it:

• Legal Obligation: Compliance with these laws is mandatory. The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has greater powers to enforce and ensure that businesses meet these standards.
• Cultural Shift: Prevention requires more than policies; it requires a cultural shift toward respect, inclusion, and safety.
• Employee Wellbeing: Protect your workforce by fostering an environment that values respect, equality, and safety.

Need more compliance tips, check out our blog Sexual Harassment: Maintaining your Respect at Work Compliance

Why Choose Propel: Respect at Work Training?

Comprehensive and Customisable: Talk to us about your specific needs

Expert-Led Education: Our training modules are built by legal and compliance experts, ensuring your team stays informed and compliant as a part of your holistic respect at work strategy.

Ongoing Support: We have the breadth and experience to partner with you to provide the right compliance training solution for your organisation.

Our managed training service is a vendor neutral managed concierge service that takes care of all your training administration and logistics. We provide support to your current LMS and provide peace of mind that your compliance training requirements and records are up to date.