A new duty came into play on 26th October 2024 for employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees. The Equality Act 2010 now reflects these changes. Whilst a failure to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment will not, of itself, entitle an employee to bring a claim, if an Employment Tribunal makes a finding of sexual harassment and has made an order of compensation against an employer, it must also consider whether the employer had complied with the duty to take reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment. If it finds that the employer failed to take reasonable steps, it may uplift the compensation awarded by up to 25%.

Change to law relating to Sexual Harassment at Work
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