Ambulance Victoria paramedics allege rape, bullying and sexual assault at work

A human rights inquiry found 348 people were still experiencing unlawful conduct when surveyed and “this raises serious concerns about the harm that is being experienced by the organisation’s employees and first responders”.

Twelve Ambulance Victoria employees have reported rape or attempted rape or sexual assault at work, and two men have been referred to Victoria Police by the organisation for the alleged sexual assault of colleagues.

The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission found more than half of employees (52.4 per cent) said they had been bullied, nearly half (47 per cent) said they had experienced discrimination and 33 reported pressure for sex or requests for sex acts at work.

While many stressed that most male paramedics supported gender equality, a “boys’ club” culture entrenched in some long-standing pockets of management had enabled unlawful behaviour, which several people said had caused them to have suicidal thoughts or plan how to take their lives.

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