The impending Equality Act 2010, the majority of which is due to come into force on 1 October 2010 (see the Government Equalities Office website), will impact on the law relating to harassment at work and employers need to amend their policies and procedures accordingly, if they have not already done so.
Protection against associative harassment and harassment based on a perception about an individual is intended to extend to all relevant protected characteristics. Also, employers will be liable, under the Act, for harassment by a third party where the harassment is related to a protected characteristic. Liability will no longer be limited to sexual harassment.
The current series of XpertHR’s Topic of the Week (subscription required) looks at the provisions, with the first article in the series, written by Sarah-Marie Williams and Alice Sweet of Clyde & Co LLP, providing an overview.
The series will include case studies and a checklist for avoiding liability for harassment claims.
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