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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to include a reference to the protection from harassment measures in the Employment Rights Bill, published on 10 October 2024.
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- Type:
- FAQs
Updated to refer to the Employment Rights Bill, which includes provisions to introduce employer liability for third-party harassment.
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- Date:
- 11 October 2024
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- Commentary and insights
After months of waiting, the Government has finally published the first draft of its wide-ranging Employment Rights Bill, which will make radical changes to employment law in the next few years. Now that the Employment Rights Bill has begun its progress through Parliament, we highlight the key points from the first draft for HR professionals.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Updated to refer to additional provisions on harassment included in the Employment Rights Bill, which was published on 10 October 2024.
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- Type:
- Quick reference
The Ministry of Justice's tribunals statistics set out the amount of compensation awarded for age discrimination, disability discrimination, religion or belief discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, race discrimination, sex discrimination and unfair dismissal in 2023/2024.
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- Date:
- 8 October 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
From 26 October 2024, employers of any size in England, Wales and Scotland have a specific duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of workers in the course of their employment. As the implementation date approaches, what should HR professionals be doing to ensure that their organisation is ready to comply with the new duty?
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- Date:
- 2 October 2024
- Type:
- News
Cracks are starting to form in the UK financial service sector's "class ceiling", with the number of people from lower socio-economic backgrounds in senior positions showing a small increase.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at three recent employment tribunal decisions where the tribunal found that the employee had been subjected to sexual harassment.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at three employment law cases where the employment tribunal upheld the employee's sexual harassment claim and awarded compensation.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
Updated to reflect the final version of the EHRC's guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at work, which was published on 26 September 2024.