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Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill

Yes, it should be the beginning of a culture change to prevent sexual harassment happening before it gets to a point where it has such damaging effects.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission found that in nearly half of cases reported the employer took no action, minimised the incident or placed the responsibility on the employee to avoid the harasser. What one also finds again and again is that the employer does not really know what to do. When the Bill becomes law, there will be guidance for employers so that they know exactly what is expected of them. That should help organisations to face those problems.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
738 c484 
Session
2022-23
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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