SafeWork NSW on the Lookout for Sexual Harassment Risks Across NSW Hospitality Venues

SafeWork NSW on the lookout for sexual harassment risks across NSW hospitality venues

SafeWork NSW has intensified its campaign against sexual harassment with an ongoing compliance program. As part of the program, inspectors led by SafeWork NSW’s Respect at Work Taskforce, assessed hospitality businesses during the past two months whether they were proactively managing work health and safety (WHS) to prevent sexual harassment within their workplace, such as alcohol usage, late-night work, and close interactions with customers. As…

SafeWork NSW issues 11 venues with sexual harassment improvement notices

A recent SafeWork NSW compliance program has revealed gaps in how pubs and hospitality venues across the state are managing sexual harassment as a workplace safety issue. Over a two-month inspection campaign, SafeWork NSW’s Respect at Work Taskforce visited 38 hospitality venues, including pubs, assessing whether they had adequate controls in place to prevent sexual harassment, which is classed as a psychosocial hazard under work health and safe…