Sexual Harassment in the Workplace & the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023

Introduction

Sexual harassment has been unlawful for many years, but in the Autumn of 2024 we have new legislation coming into effect - which is the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023. This will require an employer to take reasonable steps to prevent harassment of a sexual nature occurring in the workplace.

What does this mean for the employer? What are ‘reasonable steps’, and what actions must an employer take? The Equality and Human Rights Commission released draft guidance on this in July 2024, and in this webinar we will explore that guidance in detail and explore what an employer might need to do to prepare for the change in legislation.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Sexual harassment
• The definition in the Equality Act 2010
• Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023
• Case law - looking at what is and is not harassment
• EHRC draft guidance
• What does it advise?
• What should an employer do?
• Reasonable steps
• What are reasonable steps?
• What can we learn from current case law?
• Vicarious liability
• The liability that the employer has for the actions of its employees
• Possible claims
• Harassment
• Constructive dismissal
• Personal injury
• Handling a complaint of sexual harassment
• How to manage the complaint
• Using the grievance procedure

This webinar was recorded on 7th August 2024

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