COSBOA chief Peter Strong. Source: supplied.
Yesterday the government released its reply to the [email protected] report, which was released by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins last year.
COSBOA is positive and pleased that we as a society are addressing this important issue and recognising sexual harassment as a form of misconduct. Having an unsafe or unhappy workplace is not good for employees, not good for the owners of the business, and not good for productivity and business viability.
COSBOA was consulted comprehensively by Kate Jenkins and her team for the [email protected] report, as they were keen to ensure that the needs of small business owners and workers in small business were considered. Jenkins understands that small businesses make up well over 90% of businesses in Australia and that their needs, and their employees’ needs, are often overlooked due to the difficulty of consulting such a large group.