Important Information
This form is managed by Emverio, an independent external provider authorised by your organisation to recieve reports of Gender Based Violence / Harms. Please note that no information is provided to them without your consent.
Emverio's purpose is to support organisations to create and maintain safe, respectful and healthy workplaces where people feel able to speak up about concerns without fear. This reporting process exists to support a robust reporting culture, that encourages early identification of risks, promotes respectful behaviour, and helps prevent harm before it escalates.
We recognise that concerns relating to gender-based harm can arise in many forms. People may not always have the language, certainty or confidence to describe what they are experiencing.
You do not need to know how to describe your concern or whether it meets a legal definition. If something feels unsafe, harmful or concerning you can raise it here.
By providing this reporting pathway, the organisation seeks to:
encourage open and safe reporting
identify, manage and prevent psychosocial hazards and gender based harm and unsafe workplace behaviours
meet its obligations under Australian laws
support fair, proportionate and timely responses
Examples of Gender Based Violence / Harms
Some examples of gender based harms / violence is listed below for reference only, this is not an exhaustive list. Gender based harm targets gendered stereotypes and undermines credibility and authority, can create a hostile work environment, is cumulative and injurous. This is sometimes reported as 'stress, bullying, workload issues and interpersonal conflict'.
- being talked over repeatedly in meetings / presentations
- being second guessed and / or described as emotional, difficult or not authoritative enough in contrast to male colleagues displaying the same behaviour and being described as strong, assertive, passionate.
- being excluded from decision making, social events where decisions are made, tap on the shoulder opportunities, commonly justified as 'she wouldn't be interested, she is busy with family, or about to have a famiily and doesn't fit culture'
- sexualised behaviour framed as humour, comments about clothes, bodyshape, attractiveness
- disproportionate sexualised attention to junior staff member or student, messages outside work hours, framing interest as mentoring
- perfomance management as control; for example a woman who raises a concern is suddenly performance managed, exlcuded from committees, assisgned less favourable timetables
- inconsistant survellance of classes, emails, time on campus
- students making sexualised comments on staff, sexist remarks, online threats, and where the institution minimises behaviour, expects staff to manage it, prioritises student satisfaction over staff safety
- parent initiated, or 3rd party workers sending emails, insults and questioning of competence (where male educators in similar circumstances do not recieve the same treatment), institution may label the person as difficult or part of the job.
- online and digital gender and image based abuse / harm; online humiliation and pile-ons, ridicule, reputational harm, staff group chats and social media. May occur outside the physical campus
- intersectional based harm - where gender / race / disability / age where harm may be compounded but often split into separate issues.
Privacy and Data Collection
We collect only the information to:
understand the concern raised
assess safety and risk
meet workplace health and safety and legal obligations
support appropriate prevention or response actions
Information may include:
details of behaviour, conduct or workplace conditions
impacts on health, safety or wellbeing
information about roles, locations, or work arrangements
Your information is handled in accordance with Australian privacy law and stored securely.
We do not collect unnecessary personal information.
Confidentiality
Your information is treated as confidential. Access is limited to authorised people involved in:
assessing risk and safety
meeting legal or regulatory obligations.
determining appropriate next steps.
Where possible, information is shared with the organisation in a limited or de-identifed way without consent.
There are some circumstances where confidentiality cannot be absolute. These include situations where:
there is a serious or immediate risk to health and safety
disclosure is required by law or a regulator
limited information must be shared to ensure procedural fairness
If disclosure is required, we aim to share only what is necessary.
Anonymity and Identification
You may choose to:
submit this form anonymously
provide your identifying information to us only, request confidential handling and progress updates
consent to dislose your information to the relevant organisation
If you choose to remain anonymous your concern will still be assessed. However, our ability to clarify information, provide updates and take actions will be limited.
You will not be pressured to provide identifying information.
How this Information is Used
Information provided through this form may be used to:
identify and manage psychosocial hazards and / or gender based violence
assess risk and prevent harm
support workplace safety and respectful conduct
meet legal duties relating to workpalce health and safety
Raising a concern does not automatically result in an investigation. The response will depend on; the nature of the concern, safety risks, legal obligations and the information available.
Support and Safety
If you concern relates to immediate danger or risk, please contact
emergency services (000)
a trusted support service
local State based workplace health and safety department
Safework Australia
check your orgnanisations Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for counselling support.
Retaliation and Victimisation
Retaliation or disadvantage for raising a concern is not acceptable and may breach a workplace law. If you experience negative treatment after raising a concern, you can report this as a separate issue.
Your Choice
You can complete as much or as little as you feel comfortable with, stop at any time and / or report a concern via telephone or email info@complaints.emverio.com