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 […]
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The UK’s biggest women’s conference convenes in Bournemouth with a packed agenda
“To say I was horrified and scared is an understatement. This completely threw me and I froze and felt too scared to speak out. "I […]
“But NHS staff often put up with this appalling abuse, not reporting it because they don’t believe […]
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.
Christina McAnea will tell national women’s conference that new laws needed to tackle bosses who don’t protect staff
Government set to introduce mandatory duty on employers to protect staff by introducing explicit protections from third-party harassment
Employers must do more to protect staff
‘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
This included being touched or kissed, demands for sex in return for favours and derogatory comments. Sexual assault was reported by almost three […]