Anti-discrimination

Anti-discrimination and unlawful dismissal claims have the potential to be a costly exercise in terms of management time and representative costs.  If your organization has been served with a discrimination complaint or if your organisation wishes to ensure their policies comply with legal requirements, Livingstones Australia can provide you with prompt and reliable professional advice. 

Livingstones Australia has the professional expertise in industrial advocacy, industrial legislation, mediation, conflict resolution and organisational psychology.  Our diverse skill base means that Livingstones Australia has the expertise to manage the wide range of potential Discrimination challenges faced by Australian employers.

Does your organization have anti-discrimination policies?

The law requires organizations to have in place policies which adequately manage discrimination.  Unlawful discrimination can occur against employees, customers and visitors to your organization.

Discrimination can occur because of a person or persons:

• sex; 
• relationship status; 
• being or seeking to become pregnant; 
• parental status;
• age; 
• lawful sexual activity;
• impairment;
• religious belief or religious activity;
• political belief or activity;
• trade union activity;
• breastfeeding;
• race;
• gender identity;
• sexuality
• family responsibilities;
• association with someone on the basis of any of the above grounds; and or
• victimisation because of involvement in a complaint which has been or will be made to the Anti-Discrimination Commission.

Organisations need to ensure that the appropriate preventions are present.  Should a complaint or grievance be received, organisations should have the appropriate management policy in place to effectively manage the complaint.

Livingstones has assisted many Australian employers implement such policies.  For clients who wish to implement suitable anti-discrimination policies, please see our policies page for more information. 

Have you received a Discrimination complaint?

Livingstones Australia has the skills to:

• Respond in writing to the anti-discrimination complaint;
• Prepare the case for the compulsory conciliation;
• Represent clients in the conciliation and in the tribunal if necessary; and
• Present options to resolve any dispute in a commercial sound manner.

Our consultants have experience in defending anti-discrimination complaints in both federal and state jurisdictions.