Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 18185

Employment: Sexual Harassment

Tabled: 5 December 2024
Answered: 10 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Greg Smith

ConservativeMid Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace.

Answer

Justin Madders
We are strengthening protections against workplace sexual harassment. The EmploymentRights Bill will amend the Equality Act 2010 to:require employers to take “all reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment of their employees;introduce an obligation on...

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