Harassment

• Workplace harassment – a significant expansion of employer liability

  • PostedApril 3, 2026

  The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces a wider scope, requiring employers to take “all” reasonable steps to prevent workplace harassment. From April 2026, sexual harassment will become an express qualifying...

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• ‘Stale’ training could prevent relying on the ‘reasonable steps’ defence

  • PostedFebruary 10, 2021

  In the recent case Allay (UK) Ltd v Gehlen, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled that an employer’s race discrimination training was ‘stale’ and the employer could have taken further...

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• Junior doctors: how bullying is leaving many with no choice but to quit

  • PostedFebruary 13, 2020

  Junior doctors play a crucial role within the NHS. Their hours are long, their work is demanding and their environment is stressful. On top of this, many claim to be...

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