ILO convention says no one should be in fear of physical, physiological or sexual violence from just going about their daily work
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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
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 […]
UNISON’s legal team looks at current attempts, through the Worker Protection Bill, to strengthen legal safeguards against workplace harassment, including sexual harassment
NHS staff have been shown pornographic images, offered money for sex and assaulted at work, a new survey from UNISON reveals.
“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 […]
Government set to introduce mandatory duty on employers to protect staff by introducing explicit protections from third-party harassment
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 […]
‘Sexual harassment is against the law, but the law doesn’t stop it happening‘
“People are often coerced into signing NDAs without realising that this may prevent them from talking about sexual harassment”
The final debates at national conference witnessed passionate debates on sexual harassment in the workplace and raising the profile of disabled members
There was no lying on sun-loungers for UNISON or many of our members involved in key struggles 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
Survey gives indication of scale of sexual harassment problems