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3 lug 2026
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UK
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The Employment Rights Act 2025: Changes to workplace harassment laws – steps employers should take to prepare
In this fifth episode of the Employment Espresso Pods mini-series on the Employment Rights Act 2025, Jenny Andrews and Sian McKinley, both Of Counsel, together with Knowledge Counsel Anna Henderson, focus on the changes to the law on harassment due to come into force in October 2026. These reforms extend the new preventative duty first introduced in October 2024, turning it into a duty to take "all reasonable steps" to prevent sexual harassment, and also create the potential for employees to bring claims against their employer in relation to any type of unlawful harassment by a third party. We discuss the steps employers in different sectors should take now to minimise the risk of claims. The Equality and Human Rights Commission's technical guidance dated 2024 referred to in the podcast is available here; the Commission's latest research is here.
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Christine Young
Partner, London
Anna Henderson
Knowledge Counsel, London
Tim Leaver
Partner, London
Emma Rohsler
Partner, Head of Employment, Pensions and Incentives, EMEA, Paris
Andrew Taggart
Partner, London
Nick Wright
Partner, London
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