Workplace and Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedure
Editable Word workplace and sexual harassment policy and procedure for Queensland businesses, covering bullying, harassment and discrimination, with a report-and-respond process built around the WHS Regulation.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
Suits any Queensland business that needs a clear, written way to prevent and respond to bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination. It sets out how to report, investigate fairly and support people, and includes the reporting and investigation procedure that a sexual harassment prevention plan must contain (WHS Regulation s 55H). You still record your own risks, controls and consultation in the plan.
What is included in our workplace & sexual harassment policy & procedure?
- Policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Plain-English definitions of bullying, sexual harassment, sex or gender-based harassment and discrimination
- Reasonable management action explained
- Roles for managers, supervisors, workers, HSRs and a contact person
- A step-by-step procedure from prevention to reporting, investigation and support
- Reporting and investigation steps that cover what a prevention plan must set out (WHS Regulation s 55H)
- Protection against victimisation
- Record keeping and confidentiality
- Training, monitoring and review, including prevention plan reviews
- Legislation and codes of practice references
Legislation and codes of practice referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): ss 19 and 28 (duties), ss 35 to 39 (notifiable incidents), ss 47 to 49 (consultation), ss 81 and 82 (issue resolution), ss 102A to 102G (dispute resolution), ss 104 to 106 (discriminatory conduct)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): ss 22 and 23 (issue resolution), ss 38 and 39, ss 55A to 55H (psychosocial risks, sexual harassment and prevention plans)
- Managing the Risk of Psychosocial Hazards at Work Code of Practice 2022
- Work Health and Safety Consultation, Co-operation and Co-ordination Code of Practice 2021
- How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks Code of Practice 2021
- Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) and Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), which the WHS Regulation s 55BA uses to define sexual harassment
- Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld), which defines sex or gender-based harassment (schedule 5) and has an anti-bullying jurisdiction for workers outside the Fair Work Commission’s
- Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), which allows a worker who is bullied at work to apply to the Fair Work Commission for an order
- Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) and Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth)
What you get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (7 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers.
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How to use it
From download to site in three steps
Buy and download
Check out with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download buttons appear straight away and the links are emailed to you. Links work for 3 months, so save your copies.
Make it yours
Open it in Microsoft Word or Excel. Add your logo, business details, site and job information, and adjust it to how the work is done.
Brief your crew
Talk it through with the workers doing the job, have them sign on, and keep it on site. Review it whenever the job or conditions change.
What format is it?
Microsoft Word. Edit it in Word, or free in Word for the web, and add your own logo and business details.
How do I get it after I pay?
Your download buttons appear as soon as checkout finishes, and the links are emailed to you. You can re-download from your account at any time.
Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
What if it isn't right for my job?
If it doesn't match its description or has a fault, tell us and we'll fix it. If you're still not happy, we'll refund you or give you store credit, your choice. Check the sample pages first, as we don't refund a change of mind.
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