Tackling Sexual Harassment Training For Managers is a live, CPD-certified training course for people managers, team leaders, and operational managers.
From October 2026, UK employers must demonstrate they have taken all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment – and that means ensuring line managers are properly trained. Yet this is one of the most consistently overlooked areas.
Half of all sexual harassment concerns are first raised with a line manager, yet only 31% have received any training to handle them. Leaving that gap unaddressed is not just a missed opportunity – it is a legal liability.
This course is designed to help you close it.
Delivered online via Microsoft Teams, this two-and-a-half-hour session is facilitated by Safecall’s Head of Training and covers UK whistleblowing legislation, protected disclosures, and how to respond effectively when an employee raises a concern. The course is priced at £1,495 plus VAT for up to ten participants.
- 2,5 Stunden
- Live online via Microsoft Teams
- Up to ten participants per session
- £1,495 + VAT — early bird flat fee for up to ten managers
- CPD-zertifiziert
Complete the form for more information. Alternatively, call us to discuss your training needs +44 (0) 191516 7720
Preparing Managers for legislation
Das Arbeitnehmer-Schutzgesetz (2023) verpflichtet Arbeitgeber dazu, proaktive Maßnahmen zu ergreifen, um sexuelle Belästigung am Arbeitsplatz zu verhindern und zu bekämpfen.
Die Risiken der Nichteinhaltung
- Reputationsschaden und mögliche Auswirkungen auf das Geschäft
- Bis zu 25 % höhere Entschädigung bei erfolgreichen Klagen wegen Belästigung
- Durchsetzungsmaßnahmen der EHRC ohne Vorliegen eines Belästigungsvorfalls möglich
- Unbegrenzte Entschädigungszahlungen bei Diskriminierungsklagen
- Rechtskosten und Verwaltungsaufwand für die Abwehr von Ansprüchen
In addition, the new Employment Rights Act 2025 raises the standard for preventing sexual harassment in the workplace from “reasonable steps” to “all reasonable steps” — effective October 2026.
From that date, employers will also be liable for harassment by third parties, including clients, customers, and contractors. The existing duty under the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 has been in force since October 2024. Compliance with that Act is a starting point, not a finish line.
Harassment reports submitted via Safecall’s network have risen 6% over the last five years. Yet only 21% of line managers have received formal training on how to respond to concerns — and of those, just 19% received any in-person training.
That gap carries real risk.
A manager who mishandles a sexual harassment disclosure can worsen the situation significantly — exposing your organisation to tribunal claims including a potential 25% compensation uplift under the Worker Protection Act 2023.
Between July and September 2025, employment tribunal claims rose 33%. (Source: Safecall Whistleblowing Benchmark Report 2026)
This course closes that risk gap.
Kurs konzipiert für:
People managers, team leaders, and operational managers — anyone who may be the first point of contact when an employee raises a sexual harassment concern.
Aims:
Der Kurs bietet den Teilnehmern Folgendes:
- Recognition of what sexual harassment looks like in practice, including behaviours that are often minimised or missed
- Understanding of what the Employment Rights Act 2025 and the “all reasonable steps” standard means for them personally as a manager
- Knowledge of third-party harassment liability and what it means for client-facing teams
- Confidence to respond correctly when an employee raises a concern — what to say, what not to say, and what to do next
- Practical steps to create an environment where employees feel safe to speak up
- Understanding of how to navigate the process from first disclosure through to formal procedure
Tackling Sexual Harassment Training course content:
Der Kurs besteht aus folgenden Modulen:
- Introduction — the law, the landscape, and why manager training is now essential
- What sexual harassment looks like in practice — recognising behaviours that are often missed
- The Employment Rights Act 2025 — what “all reasonable steps” means for managers
- Third-party harassment — understanding liability and how to manage client-facing risk
- Responding to a disclosure — what to say, what to avoid, and what to do next
- Creating a speak-up environment — practical steps managers can take now
- From disclosure to formal process — understanding your role at each stage
- Options to tailor the course are available
Pricing
At £1,495 plus VAT for up to ten managers, a full session works out at approximately £150 per person.
About Safecall
Safecall has been working at the intersection of speak-up culture, workplace misconduct, and investigations since 1999.
We have taken tens of thousands of whistleblowing reports on behalf of organisations across 131 countries.
That operational experience is built into everything we deliver — including this course. Safecall is part of Law Debenture Corporation plc.
Nächste Schritte
To find out more or to book your session:
Email learning@safecall.co.uk.
Complete the enquiry form on this page and we will be in touch within 48 hours.
Call us on +44 (0) 191 516 7720.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Tackling Sexual Harassment: The Manager’s Guide is a live, CPD-certified training course that equips people managers with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to respond correctly when an employee raises a sexual harassment concern. It covers the Employment Rights Act 2025, the “all reasonable steps” duty, third-party harassment liability, how to respond to disclosures, and how to create an environment where employees feel safe to speak up.
The course is designed for people managers, team leaders, and operational managers — anyone who may be the first point of contact when an employee raises a sexual harassment concern. It is also suitable for HR and compliance representatives, whistleblowing champions, directors, and internal investigators.
The whistleblowing training for managers course is priced at £1,495 plus VAT for up to ten participants.
The online course runs for 2.5 hours.
The online course runs for 2.5 hours, delivered live via Microsoft Teams. Face-to-face on-site delivery is a half-day session. Both formats are interactive and include case studies and opportunities for discussion with the facilitator.
The Employment Rights Act 2025 raises the standard for preventing sexual harassment from “reasonable steps” to “all reasonable steps”, effective October 2026. Organisations must demonstrate they took every reasonable preventative step available to them. Tribunals will assess not just what was done, but whether anything more could reasonably have been done. Trained managers are one of the most direct and documentable ways to evidence compliance.
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023, in force from October 2024, introduced a proactive duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment. The Employment Rights Act 2025 raises this to “all reasonable steps” from October 2026, and adds employer liability for third-party harassment by clients, customers, and contractors. Compliance with the 2023 Act is a starting point, not a finish line under the 2025 Act.
No. eLearning addresses awareness — what harassment is, how to recognise it, how to report it. It does not address what managers must do when an employee raises a concern with them directly. Under the “all reasonable steps” standard, a completion rate on an employee eLearning module is unlikely to be sufficient evidence that everything possible was done. Live, facilitated manager training is a distinct and documentable step that eLearning alone cannot provide.
Yes. The Tackling Sexual Harassment – The Manager’s Guide course is CPD certified.
The standard course is delivered live online via Microsoft Teams.
There is maximum of ten participants per session.
The off-the-shelf course is available at a flat fee with no customisation. Customised versions, tailored to your organisation’s specific policies, sector, or context, are available and priced on requirements.
Complete the enquiry form on this page and we will be in touch within 48 hours, call us on +44 (0) 191 516 7720, or email learning@safecall.co.uk with your preferred dates, number of attendees, and any additional requirements.
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We can help find the right training course for your business. Call us on +44 (0) 191 516 7720 or email learning@safecall.co.uk.
“Eve was great. The presentation slides were well constructed, and the interaction worked well.”
Financial Services Attendee
‘I learnt a lot about making a safe space for colleagues to speak up. I can sometimes find online training difficult – but this session was amazingly engaging.’
William Jackson Food Group
“I think the structure of the course worked well with the background to Whistleblowing legislation and then the specific steps for managers. I think the content was really practical and managers would be able to apply this in the workplace.”
Professional Services attendee