Is your organisation businesses prepared for new sexual harassment legislation? The new duty on employers comes into force on 26th October 2024. This requires employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in their workplaces.
Key Points
1. If your organisation is found by a tribunal to have failed to take steps to prevent sexual harassment they can order a 25% uplift on compensation
2. Act NOW before bullying and harassment incidents occur – this means updating your risk assessments, reviewing contracts policies and procedures, implementing regular training sessions and providing and communicating accessible channels for employees to voice concerns.
3. Get clear on acceptable and unacceptable ‘banter’ at work. Does your business/organisation need to focus on culture change in order to drive out inappropriate behaviours?
Lots to think about and action. For anyone grappling with this we offer 90-minute forum theatre sessions “Oh! It was just banter…!” which address these issues. Our workshops hone in on the knowledge and skills and confidence that managers and team leaders require to address the challenging issue of sexual harassment at work.
Feedback on our workshops has been exceptional. Including this:
