This weekend (Saturday 26 October 2024) the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 will come into effect.
The Act introduces a new legal duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their workers. This new preventative duty aims to improve workplace cultures, by requiring employers to proactively protect their workers from sexual harassment.
To help employers understand their obligations, and the kinds of steps they can take, we have updated our technical guidance on sexual harassment at work.
Read our workplace sexual harassment guidance
On the latest episode of the Employment Law Matters podcast, EHRC solicitor Clare Armstrong talks about our updated guidance and why it's important for employers.
Listen to the Employment Law Matters podcast
EHRC commissioner Joanne Cash has also written a column for Personnel Today, explaining the proactive steps employers should take to comply with the new duty.
Read the Personnel Today op-ed
The above information is from News from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (Scotland) Scotland Equality Law News
Newsletter Tue 25/10/2024