Preventing Sexual Harassment in the workplace

About this event

Overview of the new duty, how it will be enforced and the practical steps employers should take now to prepare for the new legislation.

There is less than a month to go before a new law comes into effect which imposes a proactive duty on employers to take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Employers who have not taken such steps by the date of implementation, 26 October 2024, will be immediately exposed to claims and a risk of increased compensation.

• Do you understand the key changes?
• Are you clear on what constitutes “reasonable steps”?
• Do you know what you need to do as an employer to discharge your duty?

Join us and Claire Taylor-Evans, Partner at Boyes Turner LLP for an overview of the new duty, how it will be enforced and the practical steps employers should take now to prepare for the new legislation.

About the speaker

Claire Taylor Evans, Boyes Turner LLP

Claire is an experienced Employment law practitioner, Tribunal advocate and Partner at Boyes Turner LLP, a commercial law firm based in the Thames Valley. She is praised by her clients for providing practical pragmatic advice and “uncomplicating the complicated.” Her practice encompasses defending complex discrimination claims and managing high-level exits on behalf of corporate clients, many of whom are household names in the Technology and Leisure and Hospitality sectors.

She is passionate about diversity and inclusion and leads the firm’s ED&I services including supporting clients with pay gap reporting. She is a contributing author to Bloomsbury Professional’s Termination of Employment and is a professional mentor to University of Law Students and CIPD members.

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