‘Higher education institutions across England will face a range of significant sanctions if they fail to comply with new harassment and sexual misconduct protection requirements set by the Office for Students (OfS).’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd August 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The High Court has granted a final injunction to stop a district judge being harassed by his brother-in-law over a will.’
Legal Futures, 30th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Employers in the UK should pay close attention to the risk assessment approach and business-specific preventative steps proposed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which is in the process of changing its guidance on preventing workplace sexual harassment, experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has today launched a consultation on its long awaited updated technical guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at work.’
Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 9th July 2024
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘Law firms will need to rethink their approach to alcohol at events as part of preparing for the new positive legal duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, which comes into force in October.’
Legal Futures, 11th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A legal secretary has won her claim of sexual harassment against a law firm whose owner was jokingly described by a colleague as a “sexual predator”.’
Legal Futures, 5th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘This article briefly explains the law concerning the criminal offences of stalking and harassment, considers the definition of these offences, and highlights some relevant recent cases.’
7BR, 10th June 2024
Source: www.7br.co.uk
‘A non-binary social media influencer fleeing persecution in Saudi Arabia has been denied asylum in the UK because officials allegedly don’t believe they are really LGBT+.’
The Independent, 9th June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 33-year-old man has been jailed for seven months after sending threatening emails to a female politician.’
The Guardian, 5th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Hundreds of complaints about ill treatment from staff looking after asylum seekers in hotels and other accommodation have been lodged with the Home Office, a Guardian investigation has found.’
The Guardian, 3rd June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A doctor who inappropriately touched two junior female colleagues has been struck off the medical register.’
BBC News, 28th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Government has recently passed new legislation to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 is due to come into force on 26 October 2024. Nicole Natur takes a closer look at the Act and how it will impact employers, as well as the steps that should be taken in order to prepare for the change.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th May 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A landlord in Kent has been sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for three years, and ordered to pay £75,000 in costs after being found in contempt of court.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd May 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The “non-party political” employment silk advising Labour talks to Stephanie Hayward about employer failure to tackle workplace sexual harassment and the urgent need to reinvent whistleblowing culture.’
Counsel, May 2024
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
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