Why employers must comply with sexual harassment law

All businesses must have a policy in place in order to comply with new mandatory sexual harassment law due to come into force later this month, warns our CIPD HR-Inform employment expert

The Worker Protection Act 2023 is an amendment of the Equality Act 2010, and it requires employers to take steps to prevent the sexual harassment of their workers.

Primarily this is an anticipatory duty, and businesses have until 26 October 2024 to get their house in order, no employer is exempt.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has recently released an eight-step guide to support employers with implementation. The EHRC explains that the duty includes the prevention of sexual harassment of workers by third parties like self-employed contractors, members of the public, customers, and clients.

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