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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 […]
NHS staff have been shown pornographic images, offered money for sex and assaulted at work, a new survey from UNISON reveals
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
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
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 […]
But trusts need to do more and we need to change the public’s perception from the Carry On film image of nursing.” UNISON national women’s […]
National women’s officer Josie Irwin told delegates at the union's women’s conference: “Sexual harassment is against the law, but the law doesn’t stop it happening. “Sexual […]
The campaign emphasises "the inadequacy of the current laws and asks for a change.” And UNISON will be launching new guidance on sexual harassment in the workplace during […]
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 should not prevent people from speaking […]