Health and Safety Law 2024 (October 2024)
The EHRC equality watchdog will be able to take enforcement action against companies that breach the new duty, and employers will be liable to individuals as part of wider sexual harassment claims at an employment tribunal. A tribunal will also have the power to increase compensation by up to 25% per cent if it finds that an employer has breached the duty.
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