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Conciliated Outcomes

The table below provides some examples of Conciliated complaints where settlement agreements have been reached between both parties.

Ground/Attribute Area Complaint Details                    Outcome
 Age  Employment  Complainant alleges during recruitment process comments were made about age and ability to relate to younger people.  Apology, $1,000 compensation
 Age  Employment  Complainant alleges position was reclassified and wasn't offered further/senior roles within the business because of age.  $25,000 as redundancy
 Age, Disability  Provision of facilities, goods and services  Complainant alleges indirect discrimination due to inadequate accommodations made given persons disability.  Apology, $2,000 compensation
 Age, Gender, Sexual Harassment  Employment  Complainant alleges being subjected to offensive remarks and sexual comments in the workplace.  The conduct did not stop so the complainant resigned.  Apology, Anti-discrimination training to all staff, $600 compensation
 Marital Status  Employment  Complainant alleges employment ended due to spouse's employment with a rival business - employer perceived commercial information may be divulged.  Apology, Reimbursement of work related costs
 Parental status, Gender, Family responsibilities, Breastfeeding, Pregnancy  Employment  Complainant alleges discriminatory comments were made about pregnancy and return to work options after maternity leave.  Apology
 Victimisation  Employment  Complainant alleges threats were made after the lodgement of a discrimination complaint against the same employer  Apology, Inspection of personal files, Review of grievance procedures,undertaking to promptly respond to further concerns and will not be victimised.
 Family responsiblities, Marital status, Parental status, Relationship status  Membership and Activities of clubs  Complainant alleges the club were discriminatory during the AGM election process  Acknowledgement, Written Apology, Anti-Discrimination Training for the club, review of constitution and policies relating to Anti-Discrimination and AGM election processes.