In the modern age when people spend more and more time at work,
mutual attraction between workers can often lead to romance.
But what happens when the attraction towards one party is
unrequited? Can the behaviour of one party lead to a claim of
sexual harassment?
These matters were explored recently by the Federal Circuit
Court of Australia in the matter of Hill.
The Facts
The worker was engaged by the employer, an individual trading as
a law firm.
The evidence before the court (in the hearing of the claim
eventually brought by the worker) showed that the employer wanted
to be in a relationship with the worker. The issue became whether
the employer's conduct amounted to sexual harassment.
