Preventing Sexual Harassment (for employees) 

Course description

Following the introduction of the Worker Protection (Amendment to Equality Act 2010) Act 2023, employers are required to show that they have taken “reasonable steps” to proactively prevent sexual harassment in their workplace.

This short session is designed for organisations where there has been recent, comprehensive Dignity at Work training, as a “top up” to that training.

Delegates will be informed of the new duty to prevent sexual harassment, and ensure they know how to raise any concerns.

The workshop will use a variety of real-life case studies to explore the definitions of sexual harassment, helping the delegates to discuss and agree on what are acceptable and non-acceptable behaviours in your workplace

Providing this training will be one of the “reasonable steps” required by Employment Tribunals to evidence that you are working to prevent sexual harassment in your workplace.

Learner Objectives

By the end of the session, participants will be able to: 

• Understand equality legislation and their company’s Dignity at work policy
• Recognise how their behaviour can impact others  
• Know their responsibilities in relation to preventing, recognising and stopping sexual harassment in the workplace