Employment webinar: Hot topics - New duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace

On 26 October 2024 the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 comes into force which introduces a new proactive duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

In this webinar we will consider:

• What amounts to sexual harassment
• The new duty and how it compares with the existing statutory defence
• The steps an employer should take, following the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) draft technical guidance
• The effect of non-compliance