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• Vicarious liability for pregnancy discrimination

  You may be held vicariously liable for your employees’ actions, even if you did not know it was happening.

• What should a workplace policy cover?

  Workplace policies include provisions for three key things.

• How to reduce the risk of victimisation occurring in your workplace

  Unless you have taken all reasonable steps to prevent an employee from committing acts of victimisation in connection with their…

• Workers’ compensation and civil liability for unpaid workers

  When volunteers are covered by workers’ compensation and protected against civil liability depends on the jurisdiction.

• Harassing, discriminating, vilifying or bullying

  You may be exposed to legal action if your business’s social media platform has been used to sexually harass or…

• When can you be held liable for an employee engaging in sexual harassment?

  You, as an employer, may be liable if your employee engages in sexual harassment.

• Recruiting officers

  Recruiting an officer will likely be a longer and more complex process than usual due to the higher duties involved…

• When can you be vicariously liable for discrimination and harassment?

  You may be held vicariously liable for any acts of unlawful discrimination or harassment committed by your employees or contractors.

• Can you be liable for discriminatory acts committed by your employees?

  Unless you can prove that you took reasonable steps to prevent the employee from engaging in unlawful discrimination, you may…