Soundbite: Sexual harassment – is your business protected?

Sexual harassment – is your business protected?

With significant changes to the law on sexual harassment under the Employment Rights Act 2025, and the enhanced preventative duty increasing to all reasonable steps from October 2026, it is more important than ever for employers to ensure their training in this area is robust, up to date, and effective. The new framework strengthens employer obligations in respect of harassment and sexual harassment, including the return of liability for third party harassment, clarification that sexual harassment now constitutes a detriment for the purposes of whistleblowing claims, and tighter restrictions on the use of NDAs in cases involving harassment and discrimination.

We offer tailored in-house training on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, harassment, and sexual harassment, designed to support compliance with the enhanced duty and promote positive workplace cultures. We have extensive experience delivering practical, engaging training for employers and can provide online or on-site sessions for teams of all sizes, helping organisations demonstrate that they are taking bespoke, proactive and meaningful steps to meet their legal obligations. There are various options to suit your workforce, including lunch time training, ½ day sessions and full day sessions.  Prices start from £1,200 plus VAT.

We can also assist businesses with updating or implementing sexual harassment risk assessments, also required to comply with legal obligations.

With October 2026 approaching, employers need to take steps now to evidence compliance and ensure staff are fully trained. To discuss your training needs or to secure in-house sessions ahead of the new enhanced duty taking effect, please contact Sarah Collier by email sarah@bradshawtrees.co.uk or phone on 07474 415096. Sarah Collier – Bradshaw Trees