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You may know that changes to sexual harassment laws came into force on 26 October. For everyone else, here’s what’s new: amendments to the Equality Act 2010 now require employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment. The EHRC has issued guidance to help employers understand these changes and ensure compliance, which can be [...]
Well, we finally found the stance that can truly unite both parties in Parliament - sexually harassing female colleagues. A further six members of Westminster staff have come forward describing their experience with being sexually harassed by MPs and senior colleagues. One woman complained that she was asked to sit on a male MP's knee, [...]
Many of you will have seen BBC drama Vigil last year. Whilst this article is not a high-octane, suspense thriller, it is none the less shocking. Recent Navy whistle-blowers in the Submarine Service have reported that sexual harassment, bullying and misogyny are rife listing several disturbing examples. Including: A Death Rape List which ranked women in [...]
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has released guidance on how to approach sexual harassment issues at work, including that of harassment by a third party. Many of the points are not too dissimilar to Phil’s book on the subject but one of the key issues raised in the guidance is to be proactive and not sit on allegations [...]
You may have heard – several times during seminar promotions – that Phil has released a second book, A Practical Guide to the Law of Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace. Those of you who are attending the seminar will be receiving a free copy and we would appreciate anyone who does pick up a [...]
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Hello and welcome back to your weekly case law update. Last week was our monthly employment law update with features on Naga Munchetty, the British Medical Association and bearded police officers. There was also an update about PJH Law’s December Seminar (of which more later). Prior to that, our last case law update was […]
An independent report into the British Medical Association, the UK’s largest medical trade union, has described it as an old boys club that undervalues women with instances of sexism and harassment. The report was conducted by Daphne Romney QC and found that female union members and union staff alike were undervalued and ignored due to […]
Attitudes towards sexual harassment have significantly evolved over the past two years. Slowly but surely, victims of harassment feel able to call out the treatment they were subjected to and employers are better equipped at preventing, investigating and responding to such complaints.
