Serious face. Serious Q… Did your business prepare for the 26th October? It affects EVERY industry! ☎️ We’ve had a lot of calls, emails, WhatsApps & DMs on the subject; it’s easy to feel daunted by the changes but you don’t need to. ⚠️⚠️⚠️The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 came into force on 26 October 2024, introducing a new legal obligation on employers to take proactive and preventative steps to protect their employees from sexual harassment. ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴇᴘs ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ: 𝟷. ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄʏ & ʀɪsᴋ ᴀssᴇssᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. 𝟸. ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ. 𝟹. ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇʀ ᴛʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴜsᴛ. 𝟺. ᴀs ᴀ ʙɪᴢ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀ, ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪs ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ғɪʟᴛᴇʀ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢʟʏ. ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴋᴇʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʀᴏʟʟɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛᴇɴᴛ ɴᴇᴡ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʟᴀʙᴏᴜʀ ᴀʀᴇ ʙʀɪɴɢɪɴɢ ɪɴ, sᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴜᴄᴋs ɪɴ ᴀ ʀᴏᴡ ɴᴏᴡ. 📆 𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻。 📧📧📧 *Subscribe* to receive a sexual harassment policy template to embed into your existing business handbook and policy suite: 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/dNrKtP9z If you don’t have a Company/Culture/Employee handbook, you need to consider this as the next step [to encompass all the new government changes coming, into one easy reference document] 👍🏼 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 📧 📧 📧 We have started a new e-letter. Unfiltered & honest advice, free downloadables & tips to keep your biz risk-free as the employment law changes occur. hashtag #hrconsultancy hashtag #sexualharrassment hashtag #businessupdate hashtag #protect hashtag #risk hashtag #areyouready hashtag #newpolicy hashtag #subscribe hashtag #government hashtag #labour hashtag #policychange hashtag #employmentlaw
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Last chance to sign up for my 'live' webinar this afternoon at 2.00 pm. If you can't join me live, those who sign up will still receive the factsheet and a link to view the webinar afterwards. I have had some questions about employment law and how it differs from country to country—I won't be covering employment law in this session. It is a general awareness session covering toxic personality types, traits, victims, tips, tools, and advice for managing toxic bosses, colleagues and workplaces. I hope you can join me! Link in comments section below. #narcissism #webinar #narcissismtraining #toxicworkplace #toxicboss #toxicworkenvironment
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Another day, another train! I actually love having the commute time to myself 🚂 The (rubbish!) internet and phone signal allows for blue sky thinking… and the weather is even cooperating today too!! ⛅️ Focus for the journey: Would a one-pager guidance note with some “helpful phrases” to call out subtle harassment behaviours be useful? For example… How many times have you: • heard a “joke” or a comment; and • it made you feel uncomfortable… BUT, you didn’t call it out? I know I’ve been guilty of this. There can be a whole heap of reasons: ➡️ Didn’t want to be accused over-reacting or difficult ➡️ Didn’t feel you could (maybe because of the person’s seniority) ➡️ Maybe, you just didn’t know what to say Would a one-pager of example statements help you to call out these behaviours? Top tips: - Address calmly - Address assertively - Use “I” statements such as “I feel uncomfortable” - Clarify “it sounded like… is that what you really meant?” - Identify an ally or be an ally so you can call out harm being done Time to get drafting 🖊️ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 🚨 If you liked this post and want to learn more about simplifying employment law challenges click on 🔔 at the top of my profile, follow or send me a connection request.
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With the increase in workplace recordings, it’s crucial to understand the legal boundaries and potential risks. This article breaks down what employees and employers should be aware of in today’s work environment. A worthwhile read for anyone interested in staying informed.
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Thank you to Anne Cullen at Law360 for quoting me in this article. Workplace "investigations" can be extremely confusing for employees. Often when folks think of investigations, they think it's like what good law enforcement might do. Not so. By law, an employer investigation only has to reach the low threshold of reasonableness, and we're not talking about good law enforcements standards. Courts are pretty clear that employers are not required to act as mini law enforcement agencies. Spoiler alert, the court granted summary judgment in favor of Delta. If I were judge in this case, I would have let the issue go to the jury, as it was a close call whether Delta's investigation met the minimal reasonableness standard. That's what juries are for. Moral for employees: If you report wrongdoing and your employer conducts an "investigation," don't expect it turn over every stone to get to the right answer. Though you generally do not have a right to have your attorney participate, it doesn't hurt to have counsel help walk you through it behind the scenes. Additionally, workplace investigations are private; thus, except in very rare circumstances, you do not have a 5th Amendment Right to refuse to participate. If you employer wants to talk to you, you have to attend an interview, or lawfully risk losing your job. Finally, just because employers have to meet a minimal standard, you can still beat them in court. Indeed, sometimes employers don't do any real investigation at all. Moral for employers: consider hiring a law firm to conduct the investigation, especially when allegations involve sexual misconduct. There are many great management-side attorneys that provide this service. These lawyers have training and experience in this area; most HR professionals do not. https://lnkd.in/ez6ZThqi
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