New measures for preventing harassment
The Employment Rights Act will extend your existing dutiy to prevent your staff from being harassed at work. There are four key areas:
The impact of this cannot be underestimated.
We’re working with clients to:
- Adjust commercial contracts
- Build in exit clauses
- Improve due diligence in those pre-contractual stages
- Implement better processes for instilling confidence in staff that something will be done.
Talk to us if you want to explore what’s possible. This is not just for HR – a multi-disciplinary team approach is needed, and we strongly advise you start planning now.
We deliver bespoke training to line managers on harassment, including sexual and third-party harassment. This helps them identify risks, understand what can be done, and supports embedding a zero-tolerance culture.