Corporate Governance: Sexual & Gender-based Harassment

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Updated 29 Apr 2025

This lecture from the Corporate Governance series, presented by associate professor Dr Linda Starr, provides a brief overview of sexual or gender-based harassment in the workplace and recent legislative changes outlining employers' obligations to safeguard employees from inappropriate workplace behaviours.

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Question 1 of 5

A hospital administrator is informed that a senior consultant frequently uses gendered slurs and mocks junior staff in meetings. No formal complaint has been submitted. What should the administrator do under the positive duty framework?

Wait for an official complaint before acting

Inform the senior consultant of potential consequences but take no further steps

Proactively investigate the issue and implement corrective and preventative measures

Conduct an anonymous survey to assess team morale