The new duty to prevent sexual harassment at work

About this event

The new duty to prevent sexual harassment at work

The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 came into force on 26 October 2024. Employers now have a new legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of employees in the course of their employment. Employers are also required to proactively prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

In this lecture, Jahad Rahman, Partner of Rahman Lowe Solicitors will provide an overview of the new legal position, the obligations on employers and how the new duty compares with the existing statutory defence that’s available for employers under the Equality Act 2010. He will also provide his top tips to help employers ensure that they take practical and necessary steps to comply with their legal duty.


The session will cover the following:

  • The law relating to the new duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment;
  • Whether the new duty provides broader protection than earlier provisions;
  • Comparison of the new duty with the existing statutory defence;
  • Top tips on what employers can do to ensure compliance.

About the speaker

Jahad Rahman, Partner, Rahman Lowe Solicitors, Canary Wharf, London

Jahad specialises in employment and discrimination law. He advises businesses and senior executives on all aspects of employment law including discrimination, equal pay, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal, redundancy, TUPE, industrial disputes and breach of contract claims. He acts for clients in a wide range of sectors including luxury brands, retail, real estate and niche financial institutions. He regularly advises clients on complex high value bonus disputes, business restructuring and restrictive covenant issues. Jahad also has a growing client base of professional footballers and has advised on, and negotiated contractual terms, high value exits and settlement agreements.

He has experience of litigating in the Employment Tribunal, the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the High Court and the Court of Appeal. He has written widely on employment law issues. He regularly speaks at conferences and seminars and provides bespoke training on employment issues.

Jahad has been ranked as a “Leading Individual” in Employment Law for over 10 years in all the major legal directories. Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 Guides to the UK Legal Profession describe Jahad as follows:


"Jahad has the industry skills, knowledge and the clients' interests at heart."

"He is always on his game and very alive to the legal matter he is dealing with."

Chambers and Partners 2024-2025


"Jahad is an exceptional lawyer due to his depth of legal knowledge and experience, his passion and his hard work in fighting for his clients, as well as being approachable and client-friendly."

"He knows his stuff technically and has a reassuring air about him."

"Jahad helps unpack the complexities in a way that I can understand. He has a wealth of experience and knowledge, and is extremely personable and professional”.

Chambers and Partners 2023


“Utterly devoted to each case”.

Legal 500 2023

Jahad is a member of the Law Society and the Employment Lawyers Association.

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