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New protection against sexual harassment

New act will strengthen protection against sexual harassment in the workplace, but UNISON will continue to campaign for further improvements to the law

Sarah Parkinson addressing UNISON's health service group conference

Delegates support calls on wellbeing and health and safety

‘Let’s commit to fostering a workplace where every woman feels valued’

NHS staff have been shown porn and offered money for sex at work

Survey gives indication of scale of sexual harassment problems

Legal briefing: sexual harassment at work

UNISON’s legal team looks at current attempts, through the Worker Protection Bill, to strengthen legal safeguards against workplace harassment, including sexual harassment

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Women back call to build campaign against sexual harassment

Delegates hear that, after promising last July to introduce protections against harassment in the workplace, there has been no progress from the UK government

Ministers need to get tough with employers over sexual harassment, says UNISON  

Christina McAnea will tell national women’s conference that new laws needed to tackle bosses who don’t protect staff

Red stop sign with the word violence on it

UNISON welcomes government pledge to end violence at work

ILO convention says no one should be in fear of physical, physiological or sexual violence from just going about their daily work

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UNISON welcomes new law to prevent sexual harassment at work

Government set to introduce mandatory duty on employers to protect staff by introducing explicit protections from third-party harassment

Majority of nursing staff have experienced sexual harassment at work, survey shows

Employers must do more to protect staff

Going beyond the law: sexual harassment guidance launched

‘Sexual harassment is against the law, but the law doesn’t stop it happening‘

Women members set to sort it out

The UK’s biggest women’s conference convenes in Bournemouth with a packed agenda

Christmas and sexual harassment – the dark side of the office party

What should be a celebration with colleagues can too often turn into an ordeal of innuendo, harassment and even assault

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Christmas and sexual harassment – stories from the dark side of the office party

What should be a celebration with colleagues can too often turn into an ordeal of innuendo, harassment and even assault

Speaking out about sexual harassment

“People are often coerced into signing NDAs without realising that this may prevent them from talking about sexual harassment”

Standing against sexual harassment

UNISON publicly responds to government consultation on workplace sexual harassment