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Preventative duty | Upcoming changes to sexual harassment legislation - everything HR needs to know

Upcoming changes to sexual harassment legislation - everything HR needs to know
Upcoming changes to sexual harassment legislation - everything HR needs to know

With the Worker Protection Act set to come into effect on October 26th, HR professionals and business leaders across the UK must act quickly to ensure they are compliant with the new requirements.

Despite the major impact the change will have on employers, a study by Culture Shift ahead of its implementation revealed that nearly half of UK businesses (45%) were unaware of the legislation’s impending arrival, exposing significant gaps in readiness for the changes to sexual harassment laws.

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