The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 has received Royal Assent, and will come into force in October 2024.
This is an important piece of new legislation when it comes to sexual harassment litigation.
In short, from next year all employers will be under a statutory duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
If employers fail to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment, then the Equality and Human Right Commission can take enforcement steps, plus any successful tribunal claim will be subject to a compensation uplift of up to 25%.