Sexual harassment is still a fact of working life for millions of women

Commenting on research published today (Wednesday) by employment law firm Slater & Gordon, which found that six in ten working women have had a male colleague behave ‘inappropriately’ towards them, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:

“Most people assume we have long moved on from the blatant sexism that blighted workplaces in the past.

“But sexual harassment is still very much a fact of working life for millions of women in all kinds of workplaces – from the shop floor to the boardroom.

“Employers must adopt a zero tolerance to approach to sexual harassment to prevent it becoming an ingrained part of the workplace culture.

“The government should also reverse its disgraceful decision to scrap third party harassment rules that protected women receiving unwanted advances from customers.”

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