Business Law

Running head: BUSINESS LAW
Business Law
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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1BUSINESS LAW
ILAC Question
Issue
Whether any possible cause of action has been accrued to Meghan and if it has been
accrued, where to make a complaint.
Rule
Section 6 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 restricts any discrimination in the
workplace that has been extended to an employee. Section 7 of the Act mentions the grounds
of family responsibility, gender identity, sexuality, religious belief, breastfeeding, age,
relationship status, parental status, pregnancy, sex under which discrimination might occur.
Section 8 of the Act provides for right to the person so discriminated to avail remedy under
this Act.
Section 9 includes all forms of discrimination whether direct or indirect. The direct
discrimination has been defined under section 10 and that of indirect discrimination has been
defined under section 11.
Section 118 prohibits sexual harassment, the meaning of which has been provided under
section 119 of the Act. Sexual harassment implies a treatment towards a person, which was
less favourable based on the sex of the person. The same can be illustrated with the case of
Bennett v Everitt (1988). In this case, the employer was held liable for making sexual
comments, which were inappropriate.
The employer is under an obligation to take reasonable measures to avoid any form of
discrimination. Moreover, any less favourable treatment that has been extended towards a
person with respect to her employment by her employer owing to her pregnancy and