Employment complaint summaries
Disability
- Hospital administrator treated poorly after being injured at home
- Dismissed because of on-going disability
- Ken threatened to be removed from his position because of non-work-related injury
- Job title changed after taking time off for health reasons
- Isobel threatened with her job after injuring her back
- Young woman with chronic fatigue syndrome let go from her job as a vet nurse
- Registered nurse told she was an injury risk
- Santa Claus told not to wear glasses for photos with the children
- Experienced caterer refused catering job because of previous injury
- Workcover claim disadvantages job applicant
- Lisa refused volunteer work as ambulance officer because of medication
- Hours cut after returning from work injury
Race
- Chef makes offensive comments about terrorism to an Iranian staff member
- Supervisor makes offensive comments about colour of skin
- Applications accepted from Aboriginal people only
- Health centre volunteer not able to apply for paid position
- Sudanese man labelled a terrorist
Sex
- Same-sex couple refused hotel manager jobs
- Senior executive questioned about rumours of sexual relationship
Age
- Interviewer's attitude changes when age revealed
- Reduced hours at supermarket because of age
- Carla's work injury blamed on age and immaturity
Sexuality
- Factory worker harassed and humiliated about perceived sexuality
- Cleaners dismissed because of their sexuality
- Sexuality slurs - 'dry humour' or discrimination?
Pregnancy
- Livestock manager has job taken away after falling pregnant
- Pregnant? "You might not have a job"
- Casual employee dismissed two days after notifying she was pregnant
- Cafe worker's shifts stop after telling her boss she was pregnant
Sexual harassment
- Female farm worker taunted and harassed
- 16 year old girl sexually harassed in her first job
- Claims of unwanted touching and hugging denied
- Manager makes sexual advances and oversteps the mark
- 1 New Message: 'ur txts r offensive'
- Patisserie manager sexually harassed by owner
- Supervisor asks two male staff for sexual favours
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