'Ruins early careers' | New law could protect young interns from sexual harassment

Angela Rayner has said that a new law to protect interns from sexual harassment would come into play if the Labour party were to win the next general election.

The deputy leader of the opposition said that the new legislation would be a part of the party’s A New Deal for Working People campaign, which includes goals to make work in the UK more ‘secure’, ‘fair’, ‘decent’ and ‘safe’.

In October 2023, new legislation was introduced giving employers the responsibility to take the necessary steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Labour has said they are committed to strengthening this legal duty.

In an Office for National Statistics (ONS) backed crime survey for England and Wales, it was found that one-in-four alleged sexual harassment cases occur in the workplace. The same survey found that one-in-nine complaints were from women who had been targeted by a colleague.