Developed with the assistance of employment law experts, Ellem Warren Lawyers, this training course is designed to guide employees through the legislation which exists to promote fair employment opportunities for all, throughout Australia. This course also looks at the various types of discrimination, employer obligations, and how to manage and promote equality in the workplace.

Topics covered:

• The purpose of equal opportunities
• Equal employment opportunity Legislation in Australia
• The various types of discrimination found in the workplace
• Managing diversity best practice
• Employer rights and obligations
• What is vilification?

Objectives: upon completion of this course, participants will learn:

• What equal employment is and how it applies to individuals
• The different types of discrimination and how to recognise them
• What vicarious liability is and how to manage it
• How to promote a fair and inclusive workplace
• What laws are in place to protect employees from discrimination
• Summaries and explanations of each anti-discrimination Act
• What your rights and obligations are as an employee or employer.

Designed for:

• This course is designed for organisation-wide delivery and provides employees and employers with general knowledge of the legal requirements, basic principles, and practices relating to equal employment and anti-discrimination in the workplace.

Outcomes:

• On successful completion of this course, employees will have the necessary information to be able to respond correctly to discrimination in the workplace. Employees and employers will also be aware of their legal obligations and rights to an equal opportunity workplace, and will learn how to correctly identify whether certain discriminatory behaviour should be reported or not.