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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 […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Women members set to sort it out

The UK’s biggest women’s conference convenes in Bournemouth with a packed agenda

Article, News on the UNISON National 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

August: it was no holiday

And last month certainly continued the heatwave that started in July – but there was no lying on […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Sexual harassment is rife at work

UNISON women’s conference hears testimony of an issue which hasn’t gone away but got worse as women experience harassment in workplaces up and down the country

Article 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

It affects us too. Sexual harassment can have devastating effects, often leading to ill-health and work-related stress, affecting work performance and a survivor’s personal life. Half of women […]

Campaign on the UNISON National site.

‘Sexual harassment isn’t just about celebrities’

UNISON will be building on this campaign and launching it across all our public services to highlight that workplaces should be harassment-free […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.