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Legal briefing: sexual harassment at work

UNISON’s legal team looks at current attempts, through the Worker Protection Bill, to strengthen legal safeguards against workplace harassment, including sexual harassment

Behind the headlines, bigger picture, Magazine on the Magazine site.

Women back call to build campaign against sexual harassment

Some studies have suggested that some menopause symptoms could be worse for Black women than for women of other ethnicities. Linda Woods from […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Ministers need to get tough with employers over sexual harassment, says UNISON  

Christina McAnea will tell national women’s conference that new laws needed to tackle bosses who don’t protect staff

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON welcomes government pledge to end violence at work

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 […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

Majority of nursing staff have experienced sexual harassment at work, survey shows

Employers must do more to protect staff

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Going beyond the law: sexual harassment guidance launched

‘Sexual harassment is against the law, but the law doesn’t stop it happening‘

Article on the UNISON National site.

Women members set to sort it out

Menopause and harassment The menopause features on the agenda in a number of motions, ranging from the […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Christmas and sexual harassment – the dark side of the office party

How could I speak up against someone who was three grades higher than me and was friendly with my whole line management?” UNISON believes that nobody should […]

Behind the headlines, Magazine on the Magazine site.

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Speaking out about sexual harassment

“People are often coerced into signing NDAs without realising that this may prevent them from talking about sexual harassment”

News on the UNISON National site.

Standing against sexual harassment

UNISON publicly responds to government consultation on workplace sexual harassment

Article on the UNISON National site.

#UsToo

Date
27 August 2019 – 1 May 2022

Half of women have been sexually harassed at work. Two thirds of LGBT+ people have experienced it too. And […]

Campaign on the UNISON National site.

Fighting sexual harassment and standing up for disabled workers

The final debates at national conference witnessed passionate debates on sexual harassment in the workplace and raising the profile of disabled members

Article on the UNISON National site.

Health staff are suffering serious sexual harassment at work

I now purposely wear a larger uniform and feel myself tense up if we're called to the area where the patient lives.” - Hannah is a […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.