Preventing Sexual Harassment at Work: Employer Responsibilities (Oct 26)
Category: HR | Duration: 1hr | Tag: VODUK2666 | Type: Video | Course Level: Intermediate | Speaker: Kate Lawson | Date: 15/10/2026 10:00
Course Details
With the strengthening of the duty on employees to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace from October 2026, it is more vital then ever that employers undertake risk assessments and action identified risks to prevent sexual harassment at work. All employers, and all clients with employees, workers and/or consultants should be aware of the extent of the duty and the important steps to take. October 2026 also sees the reintroduction of liability on employers for harassment of any type of their workforce by third parties such as clients and service users. This session considers these changes and the requirements they introduce in a practical and helpful way to assist you in protecting your practice from claims.
Kate Lawson covers the following topics during this course:
- What is the legal definition of harassment, what is the legal definition of sexual harassment and how do these definitions work in practice?
- What is the legal duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and how does this work in practice?
- What practical steps should every employer be taking now to ensure compliance with this duty and protect the business from claims and liability?
- What is the potential liability on employers for harassment of their workers by clients and other third parties?
- What potential claims could my business or my clients’ business face in relation to harassment and sexual harassment of the workforce?
CPD Course Speaker
Element Law
Kate Lawson
Kate is an experienced employment law solicitor, having qualified in 2001. She is director of Element Law.
Kate focuses solely on employment and HR law and related issues. The focus of her work is as trusted adviser to SMEs, including a number of professional partnerships and not for profit organisations. She supports her clients on a day-to-day providing practical, commercial advice on a range of areas from grievance and disciplinary matters to family friendly leave arrangements to business mergers and acquisitions and redundancy consultations to employment tribunal claims.
Kate provides regular practical HR and management training on a range of topics, including for her clients and for government departments. She speaks at events and on podcasts for organisations including at the House of Commons on Menopause and the Workplace and for the Society of Occupational Medicine and on Reasonable Adjustments and Neurodiversity.
Kate focuses solely on employment and HR law and related issues. The focus of her work is as trusted adviser to SMEs, including a number of professional partnerships and not for profit organisations. She supports her clients on a day-to-day providing practical, commercial advice on a range of areas from grievance and disciplinary matters to family friendly leave arrangements to business mergers and acquisitions and redundancy consultations to employment tribunal claims.
Kate provides regular practical HR and management training on a range of topics, including for her clients and for government departments. She speaks at events and on podcasts for organisations including at the House of Commons on Menopause and the Workplace and for the Society of Occupational Medicine and on Reasonable Adjustments and Neurodiversity.