If an employee can show that they have been treated less favourably compared to a colleague with circumstances similar to their own, then they may have a claim for discrimination against their employer.
Harassment occurs where an employer subjects a worker to unwanted conduct relating to a protected characteristic, which has the purpose or effect of:
1. Violating a worker’s dignity, or
2. Creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for the worker.