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NHS staff including ambulance workers,111 call handlers, porters, nurses and cleaners have been shown pornographic images, offered money for sex and assaulted at work, according to research published by UNISON. In a survey released to coincide with the first day of UNISON’s annual health conference in Brighton, one in ten (10%) healthcare workers reported experiences […]
This included being touched or kissed, demands for sex in return for favours and derogatory comments. Sexual assault was reported by almost three […]
Survey gives indication of scale of sexual harassment problems
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
“Some bosses will only act to change workplace culture if they are made accountable in law and fear being taken to court. A legal duty […]
It is the first international treaty to recognise this, and specifically includes gender-based violence and harassment. The union is calling on the Conservative government to ensure words are rapidly […]
The government must now act swiftly to turn words into action, change the law and enforce it.” The proposals include plans to extend the time limit for bringing […]
Employers must do more to protect staff
‘Sexual harassment is against the law, but the law doesn’t stop it happening‘
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”