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Taking steps to prevent staff sexual harassment by students
Posted: 29/01/2025
It has been three months since the Equality Act 2010 was amended to introduce a new positive duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent workplace sexual harassment. The employment team’s previous article, published in October 2024, details the nature of the duty and considers the types of steps employers will be expected to take......>>
New duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment – are you prepared?
Posted: 29/10/2024
Saturday 26 October saw the introduction of the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023. This marks a significant change to employers’ existing obligations regarding the prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace, yet, as the new law comes into force, it seems that many are unaware of the forthcoming changes......>>
How to deal confidently with whistleblowing allegations
Posted: 06/12/2023
The Charity Commission has published a summary of the whistleblowing disclosures it received about charities for the period 2022 to 2023. The summary shows that there were 327 whistleblowing disclosures over the year. It was the second highest number of disclosures within the last eight years, with the figures demonstrating a steady rise......>>
Important changes to the law relating to holiday pay
Posted: 13/11/2023
While last week’s King’s Speech was relatively light on employment law, the remainder of the week saw some significant developments for employers and those advising them. Earlier this year, the government confirmed that it was reviewing certain aspects of retained EU law, in particular changes to the Working Time Regulations (WTR)......>>

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