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Preventing sexual harassment: what tribunals will expect to see under the “all reasonable steps” duty (Employment Rights Act)
Read full story: Preventing sexual harassment: what tribunals will expect to see under the “all reasonable steps” duty (Employment Rights Act)Can your organisation demonstrate that they have taken all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment?
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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…
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What Training Do Managers Need to Comply with ACAS Codes of Practice?
ACAS codes of practice are not legally binding in the way that statutes are. But they carry significant legal weight: employment tribunals are required to take them into account when assessing whether an employer acted reasonably, and can adjust compensation by up to 25% where either party has unreasonably failed to follow them. For managers…
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How Should Regulated Industries Approach Mandatory Manager Training?
For organisations operating in regulated sectors – financial services, healthcare, legal, energy and others – manager training is not simply a matter of employment law compliance. Manager training sits at the intersection of sector-specific regulatory requirements, general employment obligations under PIDA and the Worker Protection Act 2023, and the evidential expectations of multiple regulatory audiences.…