‘Straight out of 1984’: NSW Ministers Criticize New Workplace Diversity Sessions

‘Straight out of 1984’: NSW Ministers Criticize New Workplace Diversity Sessions
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet addresses media during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 20, 2021. AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts
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New South Wales government ministers have lambasted the new workplace behaviour advice, which banned the use of the word “mate” as “straight out of 1984.”

The NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet conducted a series of Respect at Work training sessions this week, in which staff were advised not to consume alcohol in the office, yell at colleagues, “banter”, or gossip about co-workers.

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