Karen Buckley from Greater Manchester stated that 76% of the NHS staff are women. Alongside the fact that the majority of carers – paid and unpaid – are also women, and that low pay, the cost of […]
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Sexual assault was reported by almost three in ten (29%) of all the health workers who’d experienced sexual harassment. Half (50%) said they had been leered at or been the target […]
NHS staff have been shown pornographic images, offered money for sex and assaulted at work, a new survey from UNISON reveals.
The final agenda is here. – The conference will address the sexual misconduct and violence in a motion to be discussed on Monday afternoon. It encourages all NHS organisations to adopt the […]
UNISON’s legal team looks at current attempts, through the Worker Protection Bill, to strengthen legal safeguards against workplace harassment, including 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
Christina McAnea will tell national women’s conference that new laws needed to tackle bosses who don’t protect staff
ILO convention says no one should be in fear of physical, physiological or sexual violence from just going about their daily work
Government set to introduce mandatory duty on employers to protect staff by introducing explicit protections from third-party harassment
Employers must do more to protect staff
TUC policy officer Sian Elliott was also present at the launch, and criticised the legal approach to sexual harassment: “Current legislation places the burden on the […]
Menopause and harassment The menopause features on the agenda in a number of motions, ranging from the […]
What should be a celebration with colleagues can too often turn into an ordeal of innuendo, harassment and even assault
What should be a celebration with colleagues can too often turn into an ordeal of innuendo, harassment and even assault
“People are often coerced into signing NDAs without realising that this may prevent them from talking about sexual harassment”