Since the Worker Protection Act legislation came in last October…
- The first case has been heard at tribunal and the organisation fined £30k for failing to take preventative measures
- Concerns raised with ACAS over sexual harassment have increased in the first half of 2025 by 39 per cent to 5,583
- Harriet Harman’s independent review of bullying and harassment at the Bar has found “a persistent problem with bullying, harassment and sexual harassment at the Bar” with 44% of respondents saying they had experienced or observed bullying, harassment or discrimination while working either in person or online over the last two years – this is up from 38% in 2021
- Sexual misconduct and discrimination complaints against police officers have doubled in five years
- The EHRC has warned all McDonalds to take steps to prevent sexual harassment and abuse
And yet according to recent research by WorkNest:
- 4 in 10 businesses have not conducted a sexual harassment risk assessment
- Only 45 % of businesses have provided sexual harassment training for all staff and managers
- 34 % have provided no training at all since the new duty came into effect
The headlines keep coming and evidence keeps mounting that organisations are simply not doing enough to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
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