Toolkits, guidelines and other resources
Creating a workplace that supports diversity and inclusion can improve productivity and customer engagement and help avoid complaints of harassment or discrimination.
The following resources are designed to help promote diversity and prevent discrimination in your workplace.
They provide practical support to develop effective policies and practices in areas including gender equality, sexual harassment, recruitment and retention of older workers, managing employees with family and carer responsibilities, workplace cultural diversity and employment of people with disabilities.
Age
- Willing to Work: Good Practice Examples for Employers (2016)
- The Power of Oldness www.powerofoldness.com
- Working past our 60s: reforming laws and policies for the older worker www.humanrights.gov.au/working-past-our-60s
- Age Discrimination – exposing the hidden barrier for mature age workers www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/age-discrimination-exposing-hidden-barrier-mature-age-workers-2010
- National Seniors’ publication which contains strategies for attracting and retaining mature age workers, Age Management Toolkit for Employers www.nationalseniors.com.au/amt
Carer responsibilities
- Supporting carers in the workplace: a toolkit. www.humanrights.gov.au/investing-care-recognising-and-valuing-those-who-care
Criminal record
- On the record: Guidelines for the prevention of discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/human-rights-record
Disability
- Willing to Work: Good Practice Examples for Employers (2016)
- Workers with mental illness: a practical guide for managers www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/2010-workers-mental-illness-practical-guide-managers
- Guideline on the Disability Standard for Access to Premises www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/access-premises
- Disability Discrimination Act Action Plans: a guide for business https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/disability-rights/publications/disability-action-plan-guide-2021
Domestic and family violence
- Fact sheet: Domestic and family violence - a workplace issue, a discrimination issue www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/fact-sheet-domestic-and-family-violence-workplace-issue-discrimination-issue
Race
- Workplace Cultural Diversity Tool culturaldiversity.humanrights.gov.au
- Racism. It Stops with Me itstopswithme.humanrights.gov.au
- Targeted recruitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: A guideline for employers www.humanrights.gov.au/targetedrecruitment
Sex
- Male Champions of Change www.humanrights.gov.au/male-champions-change
- Women in male-dominated industries: A toolkit of strategies www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/women-male-dominated-industries-toolkit-strategies-2013
Sexual harassment
- Know the Line www.knowtheline.com.au
- Ending workplace sexual harassment: a resource for small, medium and large employers www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/ending-workplace-sexual-harassment-resource-small-medium-and-large-employers
- Effectively preventing and responding to sexual harassment: a code of practice for employers www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/effectively-preventing-and-responding-sexual-harassment-code-practice-employers-2008
Pregnancy and working parents
- Supporting working parents: a toolkit for employers www.supportingworkingparents.gov.au/for-employers
- Quick Guide for Employers www.supportingworkingparents.gov.au/employers/quick-employer-guide-supporting-working-parents