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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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- 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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- 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.
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- Type:
- Policies and procedures
Updated to reflect the final version of the EHRC's guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at work and the EHRC's new Employer 8-step guide: Preventing sexual harassment at work, both published on 26 September 2024.
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- Type:
- Training
Updated to incorporate the duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment, in force from 26 October 2024.
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- Type:
- Training
Updated to incorporate the duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment, in force from 26 October 2024.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Taneja v Phoenix Whirlpools Ltd, an employment tribunal held that the employer had subjected a sales manager to harassment related to his race when the new sales director got his name wrong on four occasions during a "toxic" car journey.