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- Date:
- 15 April 2026
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- News
The government has opened a consultation on measures in the Employment Rights Act that will prevent the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases of workplace harassment and discrimination.
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- Type:
- FAQs
The Employment Rights Act 2025 adds information about sexual harassment to the list of protected disclosures from 6 April 2026. The change removes any doubt about whether this kind of information is covered by whistleblowing protection.
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- Leading practice guides
Updated to reflect that whistleblowing protections now also cover disclosures about sexual harassment.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect that, pursuant to the Employment Rights Act 2025 and with effect from 6 April 2026, sexual harassment is included in the list of disclosures qualifying for whistleblowing protection. Use our Whistleblowing training guide to train your line managers on their responsibilities and obligations.
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- Letters and forms
Use our updated template to reflect that sexual harassment can be raised as a whistleblowing concern. This legal change, introduced through the Employment Rights Act 2025 and in force from 6 April 2026, makes it clear that workers who blow the whistle on sexual harassment can benefit from whistleblowing protection.
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- Policies and procedures
Use our updated template wording to review and amend your organisation’s whistleblowing policy to explain when workers can speak up about sexual harassment through the whistleblowing route. This change, introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025 and in force from 6 April 2026, makes it clear that workers who blow the whistle on sexual harassment can benefit from whistleblowing protection.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Updated to reflect that sexual harassment is added to whistleblowing legislation with effect from 6 April 2026.
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- Type:
- Training
Sexual harassment is being added to the types of disclosure protected by whistleblowing law from 6 April 2026, under the Employment Rights Act 2025. Use this training to help line managers understand their responsibilities when workers speak up about sexual harassment.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
This guide sets out the differences between the law on public interest disclosures in Scotland compared with the rest of Great Britain (England and Wales).
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- Date:
- 8 July 2025
- Type:
- News
The government has confirmed that employers will be banned through the Employment Rights Bill from 'gagging' workers who have suffered from harassment and discrimination from later speaking out.
