Dominique Allen

Associate Professor, Business Law and Taxation dominique.allen@monash.edu

Core expertise

Anti-discrimination law
Employment law
Alternative dispute resolution law
Human rights law
Business law

Biography

Dominique teaches employment law in the Department of Business Law and Taxation. She's currently conducting research projects on the enforcement of discrimination claims, pregnancy discrimination, the need for data and transparency in increasing equality, and the role of statutory equality commissions in Australia and internationally. She's published widely in law journals in Australia and internationally on anti-discrimination law, sexual harassment, equality, and human rights. Dominique is a member of the Labour, Equality and Human Rights (LEAH) research group in the Monash Business School.

articles

Law changes may reduce the cost of pursuing a discrimination claim

The government's decision to change the way costs are awarded in all federal discrimination claims is a long-awaited positive step towards reforming discrimination laws, but additional modifications should be considered.

Politics and society

Businessman placing a wooden block with the outline of a woman on a seesaw, thinking about balance between men and women.

Dismantling sex discrimination: There’s still a long way to go

Australia has come some way since the Sex Discrimination Act came into effect 40 years ago this month, but there’s still more work to be done.

Politics and society

Job applications, personality tests, and what employers can and can’t ask you

No wonder people are sceptical about providing information – they don’t know why employers want this information or what they’re going to do with it.

Business

Paper with the heading 'Pregnancy and maternity discrimination' on a desk with a judge's gavel

Employees should expect more from the law when they’re pregnant

A new study underlines the need for regulatory reform to address the dismissal of women workers during pregnancy, including on the basis of redundancy.

Business

How to work flexibly from home, and protect fairness

A new study is aiming to better understand what people need to continue to work flexibly from home, and protect fairness.

Business

The flaws in sexual harassment laws

Unlike workplace safety laws, there's nothing in place that requires employers to take action to identify the risk of sexual harassment.

Business