Companies should be liable if their employees are sexually harassed at work, says campaign group

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A campaign group is 'demanding a new, easily enforceable legal duty requiring employers to take all reasonable steps to protect workers from sexual harassment and victimisation” ThisIsNotWorking

half of British women are sexually harassed at work

But there is currently no legal duty on employers to take proactive action to prevent this from happening, including if it’s from third parties; employers have no responsibility to protect workers fromNow, a new campaign by the TUC is urging the government to change the law to hold companies legally liable if their employees are sexually harassed at work.

 

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