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Working Women's Centre

Free legal help for workplace issues

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The Working Women’s Centre Victoria helps women and non binary people facing legal problems at work in Victoria.

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Who can we help?

Our services are available to all women (this includes cis and trans women) and non binary people (this includes people who are gender diverse, gender fluid, masculine or feminine) who meet our service eligibility criteria.

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Our Services

We offer free support for working women and non-binary people, including:

  • Advice and Information: We can help with workplace issues like sexual harassment and unfair dismissal.

  • Representation and Advocacy: We can support and represent you in mediations, tribunals, and courts if you’ve faced workplace issues or sexual harassment.

  • Education and Training: We provide training for businesses, community groups and workers to awareness of people’s rights and create safe, supportive workplaces.

  • Prevention and Law Reform: We collaborate with the  our peak body Working Women’s Centre Australia and other women’s centers across Australia to promote gender equality and eliminate sexual harassment. We make submissions to inquiries and contribute to driving change in workplace laws and legal systems in Victoria.

 

Our specialist lawyers help women and non binary people with a variety of workplace-related matters including:

  • Wage theft

  • Discrimination

  • Unfair dismissal

  • Sham contracting

  • Workplace entitlements

  • Parental leave

  • Accessing family violence leave at work

  • Discrimination

  • Sexual harassment

  • Workplace bullying

 

Location and Outreach

We have multiple physical locations across Victoria, and reach out to regional, rural, and remote communities when needed. You can come in person, or you can get help over the phone.

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Call us on 1800 WWC VIC (1800 992 842) Monday-Friday 9am-3pm or Northern Community Legal Centre, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm on 03 9310 4376

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About Us

Even with the progress made over the past 50 years for women's rights, many women and non binary people who work in Australia still don’t get the protection they deserve from laws meant to ensure fair treatment and safety at work.

 

Some workers are especially at risk of abuse and mistreatment by employers and coworkers due to factors like disability, illness, domestic violence, experiences of racism and discrimination, older age, having less money, and challenges from recent immigration or temporary visa status.

By providing accessible, holistic, trauma-informed information, advocacy, advice and assistance to women and non binary people on workplace issues, including workplace entitlements and rights, gender issues, cultural diversity, discrimination and sexual harassment the Working Women’s Centre Victoria hopes to contribute to:

  • Women and non binary people being empowered to navigate the legal system and making informed decisions about their lives

  • Improving safety, health and wellbeing as well as financial, housing and legal outcomes for working women and non-binary people

  • Increasing the capacity for the community to identify, respond and prevent sexual harassment

  • Increasing the communities understanding and support of workplace rights

  • Achieving positive legislative and police changes for working women and non binary people

 

 A partnership model 

Working Women’s Centre Victoria is made up of four community legal centres: South-East Monash Legal Service, Women’s Legal Service Victoria, WEstjustice, and Northern Community Legal Centre.

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