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‘Let’s commit to fostering a workplace where every woman feels valued’

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 […]

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 harassment […]

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

This is particularly true of younger women, with over half (52%) of polled women aged 18-34 saying they have experienced harassment […]

Whatever its intentions, that model increases the safety risks to sex workers, while there is no evidence that it reduces consensual sex work, she explained. For the national […]

“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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]