In October, the Worker Protection Act 2024 will come into force. This legislation will place responsibility on the employer to protect employees from sexual harassment in the workplace. This means that an employer can be held liable if an employee experiences  sexual harassment  at work. 

Sexual harassment is unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature. Intended or not, it is where an individual's dignity has been violated, or where an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment has been created for them. It can often be a series or pattern of behaviours but it doesn't have to be. A one-off event can be enough for someone to feel sexually harassed.

Examples of sexual harassment include but are not limited to:

• Flirting, gesturing or making sexual remarks about someone's body, clothing or appearance
• Asking questions about someone's sex life
• Displaying or sharing pornographic or sexual images, or other sexual content
• Telling sexually offensive jokes, making sexual comments or jokes about someone's sexual orientation or gender reassignment
• Touching someone against their will, for example, hugging them

Training your staff members will significantly mitigate the risk of your company being taken to tribunal for failing to maintain a safe working environment.

Investing in our Dignity at Work Training for your employees could be the difference between losing many thousands of pounds in settlement fees.

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