Friday 25 January 2013

Insult, offence and the draft Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill | adelaidenow

Insult, offence and the draft Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill | adelaidenow: THE young apprentice loved to boast of his romantic conquests over the weekend. His workmates nicknamed him "Romeo", in the true Australian larrikin tradition.

But "Romeo" took offence to their ribbing. He lodged a discrimination claim on the grounds of "lawful sexual activity". His employer, a small auto-electrician company in rural Victoria, chose to pay thousands of dollars in compensation in a confidential settlement, to avoid the costs of fighting the claim in court.

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