'Awareness is rising' | Sexual harassment helpline calls jump by a third

The number of calls to the Acas helpline asking advice about workplace sexual harassment have jumped by more than a third (39 percent) in the first six months of 2025, according to new research.

Nockolds, a leading law firm, analysed data obtained from Acas, the workplace conciliation and arbitration service run by the Government, revealing that there were 5,583 calls to Acas in the first six months of the year, up from 4,001 during the same period last year.