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An employer’s guide to the new duty to prevent sexual harassment at work
Created: 04/11/2024
News/Events Category: General News
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On 26 October 2024, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 (‘the Worker Protection Act’) came into force in the UK (excluding N Ireland), introducing a new duty on employers to take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment at work.
Under the new rules, employers have a new, proactive duty to take “reasonable” steps to prevent sexual harassment occurring. This puts more focus on having measures in place to reduce the risk of sexual harassment happening, rather than just reacting after the fact.
10 steps have been set out to help prevent sexual harassment in your organisation:
- Carry out a risk assessment
- Have the right policies in place
- Ensure your policies are available to all workers
- Train all workers
- Train managers
- Have clear reporting channels for formal and informal complaints
- Respond to complaints appropriately
- Monitor trends
- Review and evaluate the effectiveness of your policies on an ongoing basis
- Communicate your strategy for prevention
Read more about the act here and here.
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