New act will strengthen protection against sexual harassment in the workplace, but UNISON will continue to campaign for further improvements to the law
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New protection against sexual harassment
New act will strengthen protection against sexual harassment in the workplace, but UNISON will continue to campaign for further improvements to the law
The article New protection against sexual harassment first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘Turning the tide’
Unite delegate Jane Stewart spoke in support of a motion and general council statement on sexual harassment in the workplace on Tuesday (September 10) at TUC Congress. Jane expressed frustration that she has spent many years speaking on the exact same topic, and little has changed for women who still regularly face sexual harassment in […]
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Delegates support calls on wellbeing and health and safety
‘Let’s commit to fostering a workplace where every woman feels valued’
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Delegates support calls on wellbeing and health and safety
‘Let’s commit to fostering a workplace where every woman feels valued’
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NHS staff have been shown porn and offered money for sex at work
Survey gives indication of scale of sexual harassment problems
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NHS staff have been shown porn and offered money for sex at work
Survey gives indication of scale of sexual harassment problems
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Harassed workers ‘systematically failed’
Unite has called for concrete legislation to tackle third party harassment at work by ensuring employers take a zero-tolerance approach to incidents and produce policies that truly protect workers. Third parties are those not directly involved in an organisation, such as customers in the hospitality and retail industries, or patients in the health sector. Half […]
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‘Zero tolerance of sexual harassment – end of’
Unite delegate Stéf Kasprowski gave a stirring speech as she moved a motion on sexual harassment in the workplace at Unite policy conference on Thursday (July 13). She began by highlighting the numbers of people who say they have experienced sexual harassment at work have increased dramatically to three in five women, and 7 out […]
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‘Dismissed, normalised, swept under the carpet’
Unite delegate Lesley Mansell spoke passionately in support of a motion on tackling and preventing sexual harassment in the workplace on Wednesday (October 19). She highlighted how lesbians are not protected from sexual harassment because their “experiences are still largely invisible and therefore ignored”. Lesley pointed to a 2017 TUC report which shed light on […]
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Women back call to build campaign against sexual harassment
Delegates hear that, after promising last July to introduce protections against harassment in the workplace, there has been no progress from the UK government
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Ministers need to get tough with employers over sexual harassment, says UNISON
Christina McAnea will tell Women’s National Conference that new laws needed to tackle bosses who don’t protect staff
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UNISON welcomes government pledge to end violence at work
ILO convention says no one should be in fear of physical, physiological or sexual violence from just going about their daily work
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UNISON welcomes new law to prevent sexual harassment at work
Government set to introduce mandatory duty on employers to protect staff by introducing explicit protections from third-party harassment
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Majority of nursing staff have experienced sexual harassment at work, survey shows
Employers must do more to protect staff
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Women face workplace sexism at home
With the majority of office workers working from home since lockdown came into force in March, you’d think that the office-based sexism prevalent in far too many workplaces may have subsided in the…Read more…
Going beyond the law: sexual harassment guidance launched
‘Sexual harassment is against the law, but the law doesn’t stop it happening‘
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Women members set to sort it out
The UK’s biggest women’s conference convenes in Bournemouth with a packed agenda
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Beyond #MeToo
A strong majority of people believe the #MeToo movement has allowed them to be more open about sexual harassment, according to a new TUC poll. The survey published this week (February 10) and…Read more…
Christmas and sexual harassment – stories from the dark side of the office party
What should be a celebration with colleagues can too often turn into an ordeal of innuendo, harassment and even assault
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