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Positive Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment (Part 1: UK / Australia)
The Worker Protection Act 2023 will come into force on 25 October of this year, imposing a new positive duty on UK employers to take 'reasonable steps' to prevent sexual harassment of employees in the course of their employment. In the first instalment of this podcast, we will be discussing the impact of the Act within workplaces within the UK, and sharing our insights based on experience with the adoption of similar legislation in Australia.
Speakers: Nick Wright and Christine Young in London and Natalie Gaspar in Melbourne.
Positive Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment (Part 2: EMEA / Asia)
The Worker Protection Act 2023 will come into force on 25 October of this year, imposing a new positive duty on UK employers to take 'reasonable steps' to prevent sexual harassment of employees in the course of their employment. In the first instalment of this podcast, we discussed the impact of the Act within workplaces within the UK, and shared our insights based on experience with the adoption of similar legislation in Australia. In the second, we are going to share our experience from working with employers in Asia and EMEA about similar applicable laws and duties to prevent sexual harassment.
Speakers: Fatim Jumabhoy in Singapore and Emma Rohsler in Paris.
Positive Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment (Part 3 South Africa/US)
The Worker Protection Act 2023 will come into force on 25 October of this year, imposing a new positive duty on UK employers to take 'reasonable steps' to prevent sexual harassment of employees in the course of their employment. In the first instalment of this podcast, we discussed the impact of the Act within workplaces within the UK, and shared our insights based on experience with the adoption of similar legislation in Australia. In the second, we shared our experience from working with employers in Asia and EMEA about similar applicable laws and duties to prevent sexual harassment. In this, the final episode in the mini-series, our Employment Lawyers in South Africa and the United States draw a comparison with their jurisdictions.
Speakers: Jacqui Reed in South Africa and Tyler Hendry in the United States.
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