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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 […]

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 […]

“But NHS staff often put up with this appalling abuse, not reporting it because they don’t believe […]

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 of sexual […]

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

“Ministers must make this a priority, otherwise the lives of countless workers will continue to be ruined by the perpetrators.” Notes to editors:– In July 2021, the […]

ILO convention says no one should be in fear of physical, physiological or sexual violence from just going about their daily work

“A workplace culture that tolerates sexual harassment also allows violence to fester. Too many workers have had to put up with appalling behaviour for too long because they felt nothing would be done if […]

Employers must do more to protect staff

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

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

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

Safe workplaces are those in which workers feel able to discuss their experiences and expose sexual harassment, and confidentiality agreements […]