Employment Law

Four days to go – reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment

Here’s a summary of the people changes we expect to see in the Labour Party’s upcoming Employment Rights Bill.

We recently sat down with our Head of Litigation, Jess Kelleher, to chat through the incoming duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment at work.  …

There are plenty of steps to be taken now to ensure an appropriate culture is encouraged within the workplace. Acting early should avoid exposure to the additional 25% in compensation…

From 26 October, all employers will be under a new obligation to take “reasonable steps” to prevent the sexual harassment in the workplace. A breach of this new duty gives…

Last week, the King’s Speech outlined Labour’s plans for the Employment Rights Bill – new employment law legislation which they say will “ban exploitative practices and enhance employment rights”.  …

The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 means that from 26 October 2024, all employers will be under a new obligation to take “reasonable steps” to prevent…

Employees will have the ‘right to disconnect’ from work outside of their contracted hours if Labour come to power in the upcoming general election.   The proposal Labour’s proposal would…