An in-house lawyer’s guide to the Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment

In October 2024, the Government amended the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) to impose a duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of employees in the course of their employment – including harassment from third parties.

Rebecca Kirk, Partner, Employment and Immigration and Head of Defence, Infrastructure and National Security, takes us through what in-house legal teams need to know and the steps that employers should take in order to prevent sexual harassment.