Workplace Discrimination

Have you or a manager in your business been accused of discrimination, harassment or bullying in the workplace? Or are you a worker and believe you are being discriminated against, harassed or bullied while at work?

The law in relation to discrimination, harassment and bullying in the workplace is complex and constantly evolving. Workers now have the ability to bring claims in respect of discrimination, harassment and bullying in various jurisdictions, including in the Federal Court and Federal Circuit and Family Court, the Australian Human Rights Commission, State and Territory anti-discrimination tribunals and the Fair Work Commission. In addition to the reputational issues that may result from a discrimination, harassment or bullying complaint, there are also potential work health and safety implications if these issues are not managed appropriately.

MV Law’s Discrimination Lawyers can help you with your discrimination, harassment or bullying matters, from explaining your rights and obligations through to assisting you to resolve concerns at the workplace level or representing you in a claim that you have brought or that has been brought against you or your business. We will support you every step of the way in attempting to reach a satisfactory resolution and can help reduce the stress associated with these matters.

Having acted for both employers and employees in discrimination, harassment or bullying matters, our workplace discrimination lawyers have a unique insight into how these matters may best be resolved.

The MV difference

Helping you understand discrimination

If you have been treated less favourably in your workplace because of one of the following, you may have been discriminated against:

Your race or skin colour
Your sex, gender identity or sexual orientation
Your age
Any disability you have (mental or physical)
Your marital status, or family or carer’s responsibilities
Whether you are pregnant or breastfeeding
Whether you are involved in industrial activity (union involvement)
Any spent convictions you may have
Your profession, trade, occupation or calling
Your religion or your political opinion
Your national extraction or social origin
Any association you have with a person with a protected attribute

This discrimination can present itself in a number of ways, such as being dismissed, demoted or denied certain opportunities based on one or more of these protected attributes.

Guiding you through the discrimination process

Discrimination law is a complex area of law that is often emotionally difficult because it involves things personal to you. By working with MV Law, our workplace discrimination lawyers can help by:

bringing your claim in the right place, at the right time, to maximise your chances of success
capturing all the potential causes of action and remedies available to you
presenting the evidence in your case in the best possible light
taking away a lot of the time and stress involved in bringing the complaint, by managing the communications with the other party and the Court or Commission.

Highly specialised and empathetic discrimination, harassment and bullying legal advice

If you have been accused of discrimination, harassment or bullying in the workplace, or believe you are being discriminated against, harassed or bullied at work, you need to seek specialised legal advice as soon as possible.

Because of this highly complex area of law, and the emotional impact it can have, we have the specialised set of skills, emotional empathy and extensive experience to help guide you through the process to minimise costs, distress and lack of income, and maximise favourable outcomes.