Alongside UKHospitality we have today launched a checklist and action plan to help employers in the hospitality industry tackle sexual harassment against their staff. More than half of women and two-thirds of LGBT people report experiencing workplace sexual harassment, with the problem particularly acute in the hospitality sector.
This practical resource contains safety and preventative advice for hospitality venues. For example, advising that consistent policies are put in place for dealing with customers who behave inappropriately around employees and avoiding having a single member of staff wait on a large group, when sexual harassment is more likely to take place.
"We are determined to crack down on any culture of unacceptable sexual harassment in bars, restaurants or hotels in Britain. All employers have a duty of care to their staff. This means that inappropriate behaviour, whether lewd jokes, sexist comments or wandering hands, should never be ‘just part of the job’, even when your customers have consumed alcohol. We welcome the co-operation with UKHospitality to produce this guidance to give managers the tools they need to tackle problematic behaviour and protect their staff” - Marcial Boo, Equality and Human Rights Commission Chief Executive.
We have worked closely with the hospitality industry to develop this guidance, however it can be applied to any workplace.
The above information is from a newsletter from the Equality and Human Rights Commission Newsletter Thu 28/04/2022