A manager allegedly called a worker a lesbian and said he’d hired a stripper. Now the Fair Work Commission says her sexual harassment claim can proceed
A senior manager at workplace relations firm Peninsula Australia allegedly called a sales employee a lesbian, said he had hired a stripper and shared details of his sex life. The allegations are part of a sexual harassment dispute the Fair Work Commission has allowed to proceed.
The claims, first reported by The Australian Financial Review (AFR) today (13 October), were brought by a former sales worker against Peninsula’s director of inside sales. He denies them.
The worker alleged that on 10 occasions between 2023 and early 2024, the manager remarked in meetings on her relationship with her roommate and her tongue piercing, the AFR reported. She also alleged he stared at women. In mid-2024, she alleged, he said his son stared at or flirted with girls and that a colleague was lucky to have a female employee to look at every day.
She made separate allegations against two other staff members, including that one sent her an explicit message. Both men denied the claims, and none of the conduct was raised with them or Peninsula at the time.
The worker argued Peninsula should be held to a higher standard given its apparent expertise in workplace matters. She said she wanted to stop what she described as a pattern of harassment, discrimination and bullying. Peninsula’s own investigation after she lodged her application did not...
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