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Law Imposing Positive Duty on Employers to Combat Sexual Harassment Receives Royal Assent from UK Parliament

The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October. Although the new Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 will not come into force until October 2024, UK...more

EHRC Issues Guidance on Workplace Harassment and Sexual Harassment

The UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued technical guidance setting out a detailed explanation of the law relating to harassment and sexual harassment, and offering employers practical recommendations...more

UK Government Responds to Proposals to Prevent Misuse of NDAs in Harassment and Discrimination Cases

The UK government has published its response to its proposals to prevent the misuse of nondisclosure agreements and confidentiality clauses in situations of workplace harassment or discrimination. While the UK government has...more

UK Women and Equalities Committee Calls for Immediate Government Action to Prevent Misuse of NDAs

Following the launch of an enquiry in November 2018 examining the use of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) where allegations of harassment or discrimination have been made by an employee, the UK Parliament’s Women and...more

UK Government Announces New Code of Practice to Tackle Workplace Sexual Harassment

A new statutory Code of Practice will be developed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in order to guide employers on their legal responsibilities regarding sexual harassment in the workplace. This was one of 12...more

12/22/2018  /  Human Rights , Sexual Harassment , UK

UK Inquiry Launched to Review Use of Nondisclosure Agreements in Harassment and Discrimination Cases

As the #MeToo movement continues at pace, the Women and Equalities Committee of the UK Parliament (the Committee) has launched a new inquiry into the wider use of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in harassment and...more

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