The amendment discussed in this story - "ensuring it is not discriminatory for an employer to take reasonable management action in relation to employees" - does nothing to guarantee protections for the victims of discrimination. #auspol 1/ theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…
In theory, this will allow employers to discipline employees who make discriminatory 'statements of belief' to others, without fearing that the employee will be able to turn around and claim the employer's actions amount to discrimination on the basis of religious belief. 2/
In practice, this still denies the protection of anti-discrimination law to the person on the receiving end of such comments (because the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill will still override all Commonwealth, state and territory anti-discrimination laws to protect these comments). 3/
So instead of having any ability to bring a complaint to an independent anti-discrimination commission or tribunal, with clear criteria and transparent decision-making, the victim of discrimination can only complain to the person's employer, who can respond how ever they like. 4/
Not only is the employer's decision-making in these circumstances opaque, & not challengeable, it also opens the door to situations where an employer *agrees* with the discriminatory comments being made, and therefore decides not to take any action at all. 5/
Leaving the responsibility of responding to offensive, insulting, humiliating & ridiculing 'statements of belief' up to the whims of individual employers isn't just a recipe for disaster, it means leaving the victims of these demeaning & derogatory comments out in the cold. 6/
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