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Board oversight and the all reasonable steps duty: why compliance is the floor, not the ceiling
Read full story: Board oversight and the all reasonable steps duty: why compliance is the floor, not the ceilingThere is a version of this conversation that most organisations are having. It goes something like this: October 2026 is coming; we need to demonstrate we are taking all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in our organisations. Let us make sure our training is in place, our reporting channels are working, and our investigation…
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Sexual Harassment Duty and Board Oversight Webinar
Watch Safecall’s on-demand webinar exploring the Employment Rights Act 2025 sexual harassment duty, what boards should be seeing and asking, and how HR, risk, compliance and governance teams can support meaningful assurance. The Employment Rights Act 2025 will raise the bar for employers when it comes to preventing sexual harassment in the workplace. Many organisations…
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Investigating sexual harassment: getting it right before October 2026
Watch Safecall’s on-demand webinar exploring how organisations can investigate sexual harassment allegations fairly, sensitively and with confidence ahead of the Employment Rights Act 2025 changes. When a sexual harassment allegation is raised, what happens next matters. The first response, the questions asked, the records kept, and the person appointed to investigate can all affect whether…
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What Records Should Organisations Keep of Manager Training for Compliance Purposes?
Training records are the primary evidence base when an employer’s compliance with legal obligations is tested – whether in an employment tribunal, an EHRC investigation, a regulatory supervisory visit or an internal audit. The question is not only whether records exist, but whether they contain the right information, whether they are sufficiently detailed to address…
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How Does CPD-Accredited Training Support Legal Defensibility?
When an employment tribunal or regulator scrutinises an employer’s training programme, the question is not simply whether training took place. It is whether the training was of sufficient quality to change how managers behave – and whether there is evidence to support that conclusion. CPD accreditation, awarded by an independent body against defined standards of…
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What Does Proactive Harassment Prevention Mean in Practice for Employers?
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 changed the compliance question for employers from reactive to proactive. Before October 2024, the legal standard was whether an employer had taken reasonable steps to prevent harassment – a defence invoked after a complaint had been made. The positive duty introduced by the Act requires…
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How Do HR Teams Demonstrate Compliance with Whistleblowing Training Requirements?
Knowing that managers need whistleblowing training is one thing. Being able to demonstrate compliance to a tribunal, regulator or senior leadership that your organisation has met its training obligations is another. For HR and compliance professionals, the gap between “we have done the training” and “we can demonstrate compliance” is where enforcement risk lives. This…