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- Type:
- Employment law guide
The Government published its updated timeline, confirming the reintroduction of employer liability for third-party harassment and the strengthened duty to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment will take effect on 30 October 2026.
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- Date:
- 17 August 2026
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- Commentary and insights
Major anti-harassment legislative changes are due to be implemented this October under the Employment Rights Act 2025 - are you ready? Drawing on their experience of working on board the largest ocean-going wooden ship in the world, Georgie Williams offers fresh perspectives on the vital importance of crowdsourcing when carrying out risk assessments and writing policies.
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- Date:
- 17 August 2026
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
In our Employment Rights Act 2025 recap webinar, we highlighted key areas from previous sessions on the requirement to provide workers with a statement of the right to join a trade union; the expanded duty to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment; and aligning probation processes as a result of the reduction of the unfair dismissal qualifying period. Here we tackle 10 key recurring questions that came in during the webinar.
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- Date:
- 14 August 2026
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
In this webinar, we focus on the changes HR needs to act on now. We bring together insights from three leading experts to revisit the most important developments and their practical implications for employers.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
Updated to reflect the sexual harassment reforms due to come into force on 30 October 2026 under the Employment Rights Act 2025. The form has also been enhanced to function as both a risk assessment and an action plan, helping employers record further actions, allocate responsibility, identify any remaining significant risks, and monitor the effectiveness of preventative measures.
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- Type:
- FAQs
The Employment Rights Act 2025 provisions under which employers can be liable for third-party harassment of their employees are due to come into effect on 30 October 2026.
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- Date:
- 29 July 2026
- Type:
- News
A trainee investigator for HM Revenue and Customs has been awarded £155,000 for victimisation, failure to make reasonable adjustments and disability-related harassment.
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- Type:
- Policies and procedures
A model policy to set out your organisation's commitment to preventing sexual harassment at work, including the procedure for raising and investigating complaints of sexual harassment. This policy forms part of a two-policy approach and should be used alongside our Anti-harassment and anti-bullying policy (harassment other than sexual harassment).
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- Policies and procedures
A model policy to set out your organisation's commitment to preventing bullying and harassment at work, including the procedure for raising and investigating complaints of bullying and harassment (other than sexual harassment). This policy forms part of a two-policy approach and should be used alongside our Anti-sexual harassment policy.
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- Policies and procedures
The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces employer liability for harassment by third parties and strengthens the duty to prevent sexual harassment. The policy wording has been updated to help employers prepare for the changes expected to come into force on 30 October 2026. The EHRC is currently working to update its technical guidance to reflect the forthcoming changes, and this policy will be reviewed again once the updated guidance is published.