The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 came into force on 26 October 2024, imposing a legal duty on employers to take reasonable proactive steps to prevent sexual harassment and enabling tribunals to increase compensation by up to 25% for noncompliance. Furthermore, employers are also liable for harassment by third parties, for example clients, customers, and suppliers Bystander training is ethical, empowering, and a clear and “reasonable measure” to not only pr...
