Workplace Sexual Harassment Prevention Plans

What you need to know (and how we can help)

The ever-changing employment legislation landscape can be tricky to navigate and earlier this year a new, related, change came in.

Under new WHS legislation, employers now have an obligation to prepare and implement a Prevention Plan to manage identified risks of sexual harassment and sex or gender-based harassment in the workplace.

These new requirements are about taking a purposeful and structured approach to creating workplaces where everyone feels safe and respected. (It isn’t just about avoiding penalties although, businesses can face fines for not having a Plan).

To help you keep your compliance in check, we can cut through the jargon and guide you through a simple, logical process to develop a Sexual Harassment Prevention Plan that works for your business.

First up, what are the changes and what needs to be in the plan?

From 1 March 2025, all employers are required to have a Prevent Plan in place. (all the details can be found on the WorkSafe website)

Here’s what your Plan needs to cover:

• What the risks or potential risks are in your workplace
• What you’re doing about them – things like policies, or risk-reducing practices in the way you work
• What you’ll do if there is an incident – things like reporting processes
• Consultation with your team - involving your team in the plan development is a key requirement
• How the plan is shared and reviewed.

Here's how we can help

Whether you just need help drafting the Plan or support all the way through to team consultation and implementation, we’re here to make it simple and manageable.

Working closely with you, we will:

• Meet with you and/or your business leaders to understand your workplace and team.
• Identify and assess risks and review your current policies, practices and reporting processes.
• Get to work developing your draft Prevention Plan.
• Let you know our recommendations for additional control measures, if required.
• Facilitate the important team consultation sessions in a way that works for your business
• Round out the process by giving you a structure for how your plan should be reviewed in the future

Get on the front foot of your compliance

We’re here to make it simple, stress-free, and tailored to your business.

Reach out to our team or book a call to chat about how we can support you to develop your Prevention Plan.

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