Using the 'Good practice, good business' resources in your workplace

The Australian Human Rights Commission have developed the 'Good practice, good business' resources to provide practical information for employers to ensure that Australian workplaces are free from discrimination and harassment.

Click on the links below for further information on using these resources in your workplace:

• Formal Induction Sessions
• Publications and Fact Sheets for use in the Workplace
• Adding the 'Good practice, good business' resources to your workplace intranet

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Formal Induction Sessions

An induction program is an invaluable way to introduce new staff to their new work environment as well as describing the functions and organisation of their work area.

These sessions should be used to make new staff aware of an organisation's policies covering all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment - so they are fully aware of their rights and responsibilities. New employees should also be informed of internal complaints procedures for dealing with discrimination and harassment complaints.

Not only does this help create a safe and harmonious workplace where employees are aware of their rights and responsibilities, it can also help employers meet their responsibilities as an employer to minimise the risk of liability.

Ordering Resources

If you would like to order the 'Good practice, good business' resources to include in an induction pack for new employees in your organisation simply fill out the Publications Order form available for download in PDF format.

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Information and Fact Sheets for use in the Workplace

The 'Good practice, good business' resource and CD-rom includes a range of useful publications and fact sheets in PDF format.

These resources have been designed for use in the workplace, and employers are welcome to download and copy them for distribution to employees or inclusion in induction packs.

Click on the links below to download the Good practice, good business information and fact sheets:

• What is discrimination and harassment?
• A guide to vicarious liability
• Writing an Effective Anti-Discrimination and Harassment Policy
• Writing an Effective Sexual Harassment Policy
• How to implement an anti-discrimination and harassment policy in your workplace
• Best practice guidelines for recruitment and selection
• Best practice guidelines for creating a productive workplace environment
• Developing and implementing internal complaints procedures
• Making a complaint to an external agency
• Anti-discrimination policies and complaint handling for small business
• Anti-discrimination policies and complaint handling for very small business

Fact sheets on discrimination and harassment based on:

• Age Discrimination
• Disability Discrimination and Harassment
• Race Discrimination and Racial Hatred
• Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
• Workplace Bullying

About PDF Documents:

In order to view and print PDF files, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. Most computers already have this software installed, but if yours does not, you can download Acrobat Reader for free from the Adobe Web site. Visit http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html.

Troubleshooting:

• If you have trouble installing or using Acrobat Reader, please visit the Adobe support page at http://www.adobe.com/support/main.html.
• If you have Acrobat Reader installed, and you are having trouble displaying PDF documents in your Web browser, right-click on the link (click and hold on a Macintosh), and save the file to your hard drive. Then open the PDF file from your hard drive by double-clicking it.
• Upgrade to the latest version of Acrobat Reader by going to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html. Using older versions of Acrobat Reader may cause problems viewing PDF documents within a Web browser

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Adding this resource to your intranet

The Commission permits and encourages employers to include the 'Good practice, good business' CD Rom resources on your Intranet or other internal network.

Stay up to date:

The Commission recommends that employers who decide to copy the 'Good practice, good business' resources to their intranet or network should subscribe to the Employers electronic mailing list to receive alerts when new or updated material is available.

 

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