Sexual Harassment

Everyone has a right to feel safe in their workplace, in an environment free of any form of sexual harassment.

At Harmers Workplace Lawyers, we understand that if you have been subjected to sexual harassment it is likely that you are feeling vulnerable and distressed.

Our solicitors will genuinely and sympathetically listen to you, and work with you to understand what it is you wish to achieve. Our advice will be specifically tailored to your individual needs and requirements.  In matters of this nature we often work in partnership and collaboration with our client’s medical professionals in order to deliver holistic services for our clients.

We wish to assure you that if you have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, your enquiry at Harmers Workplace Lawyers will be treated with the utmost sensitivity and discretion, and we are happy to accommodate a request for you to speak to a solicitor of the same gender as you.

Given our firm’s long established expertise in this area, particularly with effectively navigating sensitive negotiations, it is our experience that the vast majority of matters of sexual harassment settle very early and discreetly.

Whilst financial compensation is the most common form of redress for acts of sexual harassment (our firm has achieved the highest reported amount for general damages in this area in Australia), we also pride ourselves in delivering holistic justice, which can include effecting reform in the workplace, individual consequences for the harasser, and very specific remedies for the person harassed so as to achieve a sense of justice and closure.

As one of Australia’s pre-eminent and award winning specialist employment law firms, Harmers Workplace Lawyers has represented clients in some of the largest sexual harassment matters in Australia’s legal history, and has a proven track record of discreetly resolving complex sexual harassment matters.   Some of these matters that are known to the public are the Rebecca Richardson v Oracle Corporation Australia case and the Kristy Fraser-Kirk v David Jones case.

“The team at Harmers worked with me on an extremely complex workplace matter and faced some extensive battles but continued to fight and support me until we, together, acheived an incredible result. The lawyers assisting in my matter were just human – no airs and graces, just loads of experience, tenacity, hard work, determination and empathy. Thankyou for all your support – it will always be remembered and thought of highly.”

Natasha

“Michael Harmer is the most honest and sincere person that you will ever meet. He is the sort of person that makes you think twice about how you contribute to the ‘bigger picture’. His ability as a lawyer is equally as impressive and as a former client I can truly say that I have nothing but respect and admiration for what he stands and fights for.”

Kristy Fraser-Kirk

      

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