Government must work with both unions and business to end sexual harassment - TUC
Commenting on government plans announced today (Friday) to survey victims of sexual harassment in the workplace to inform policy, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:
“This is an important survey that will help us all understand the scale of sexual harassment in our workplaces.
“The next step must be to change the law so that responsibility for preventing harassment at work sits with employers, not victims.
“The government must work not only with business, but with unions too. We are at the frontline of providing support to victims of sexual harassment. And we negotiate better workplace policies and training to stop it in the first place.”
- Sexual harassment of women in the workplace: In 2016, the TUC published Still just a bit of banter? which reported on the prevalence of sexual harassment of women workers in the UK. It remains the most comprehensive and accurate data to date on the topic. You can find the report here: https://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/SexualHarassmentreport2016.pdf
- Sexual harassment of LGBT people in the workplace: In 2019, the TUC published Sexual harassment of LGBT people in the workplace, with new data specifically on sexual harassment of LGBT workers. You can find the report here: https://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/LGBT_Sexual_Harassment_Report_0.pdf
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