Sexual harassment

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published updated guidance on how employers should deal with sexual harassment.

A female firefighter who suffered sexual harassment has successfully sued Avon Fire and Rescue Service for sex discrimination and unfair dismissal.

Joanne Cash, an EHRC commissioner, explains the proactive steps employers should take to conform with the Worker Protection Act.

Women who raised complaints of sexual harassment and assault against Harrods boss Mohammed Al Fayed have said there was “nowhere to go” if they wanted to report abuse.

Harrods has acknowledged that it ‘failed’ its employees during the time Mohamed Al Fayed owned the business, from 1985-2010.

The Act, which comes into force on 26 October, creates a legal duty for employers to ensure they protect workers from third-party sexual harassment.

Lloyd's management is now consulting on a new framework for dealing with behaviour aimed at ensuring better alignment with firms’ own internal HR and disciplinary processes.

A new positive duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment comes into force from 26 October 2024.

New sexual harassment laws to strengthen protections for employees to go ahead as planned next month despite sources suggesting they will be scrapped.

The tribunal route may not always be the most suitable recourse for victims of workplace bullying and harassment.

What do the new legal obligations under the Worker Protection Act mean for workplace relationships and policies around them?

Waitress sexually harassed and dismissed by her boss after only a month awarded nearly £43,000 at the employment tribunal.

Former head sent a trainee who was in her first year of teaching at a junior school in King’s Lynn, Norfolk countless messages from the school’s social media accounts.

Britain's equality watchdog has launched a consultation on planned updates to guidance around preventing sexual harassment at work.

A quarter of firms have missed the deadline to respond to a survey on sexual harassment and bullying commissioned by the Financial Services Authority.