Written questions

Employment: Sexual Harassment

Commons · Question 18185 · Tabled 5 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 10 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace.

Answer

Answered by Justin Madders, 10 Dec 2024

We are strengthening protections against workplace sexual harassment. The EmploymentRights Bill will amend the Equality Act 2010 to:require employers to take “all reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment of their employees;introduce an obligation on...