Suresh Patel, Associate and Knowledge Lawyer in Mishcon de Reya's Employment team, has been featured in The Independent's latest piece on the new duty to prevent sexual harassment, which will come into force later this month.
Suresh spoke with Olivia Petter of The Independent about the change to existing legislation, which will introduce a duty for employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees.
He explained: “This is a new duty requiring employers to take ‘reasonable steps’ to prevent workplace sexual harassment of their employees, but it is anticipatory, so employers need to be proactive... and what’s ‘reasonable’ will be different for each employer, depending on its circumstances, size, and resources.”
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