Bullying can cause both psychological and physical harm, making it a risk to health and safety.
Under model WHS laws, persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) must manage the health and safety risks of workplace bullying.
Supporting Information
- Model Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work
- Mental health
- Workplace sexual harassment
- Workplace violence and aggression
- Online abuse in the workplace
- Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks
The eSafety Commissioner is Australia’s independent regulator for online safety and provides information and help around online abuse in the workplace, including:
- Resources to help employers understand online abuse and guidance on how to identify and manage online abuse and harassment in the workplace, including tech-based sexual harassment. This is a legal requirement of Australian employers under WHS laws.
- Resources for workers on how to report online abuse and harassment in the workplace, including tech-based sexual harassment.
eSafety can also help remove seriously harmful content targeting an Australian, including adult cyber abuse (this includes content that makes realistic threats or places someone in physical danger) and image-based abuse (non-consensual sharing of intimate images).
Visit eSafety.gov.au to find out more about trolling, cyberstalking, as well as tips for how to stay safe online or report online abuse.
