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Racial discrimination complaints rising in Victoria | A sharp rise in racial discrimination complaints has prompted Victoria's equal opportunity watchdog to warn employers to consider improving their workplace
cultures. In its 2008/09 annual report released on Tuesday, the Victorian Equal
Opportunity and Human Rights Commission recorded a 45.7 per cent increase in workplace-related
racial discrimination complaints, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Commissioner
Helen Szoke called on employers to meet their legal obligations. "People are no
longer prepared to accept inappropriate comments, bullying or race-based humour
which put them in a disadvantaged position in the workplace," Szoke said in a
statement. "Our experience shows that equal opportunity employers enjoy many benefits
such as increased business innovation, workplace harmony and the retention of
knowledge and skills. "Our message to employers is preventing discrimination is
worth the effort." Szoke said employers who promote equal opportunity reap the
rewards of increased business innovation, workplace harmony and the retention
of knowledge and skills. A steep rise in victimisation was also highlighted in
the report. This can take many forms, including demotion, exclusion from decision-making
or promotion, forced resignation or even sacking. The report also found complaints
against employers in the private sector accounted for 78.4 per cent of the 2,066
complaints handled by the Commission, an increase on 62 per cent in the previous
year. Women are more likely to complain of discrimination on the basis of disability,
pregnancy, carer status, family responsibilities, sex and sexual harassment. |
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