HR insights: third party harassment and the Employment Rights Act

October sees the next raft of changes brought in by the Employment Rights Act, among them being the express duty on employers to prevent third party harassment. Employers will be liable if they fail to take all reasonable steps to prevent a third party from harassing their employees during the course of their employment.

In this session, our employment law experts explored the scope of this new duty and the practical steps employers should be taking now to prepare.