Harassment or discrimination outside work
[ch 6: page 182]For an employer to be liable, harassment or discrimination must take place “in the course of employment”. This phrase has a wide meaning, and can cover out of work events such as office parties organised by the employer, or business trips.
Even where an employer is not liable for the harassment or discrimination itself, it may be liable for failing to investigate it properly (Coyne v the Home Office [2000] IRLR 838).