Monthly Archive for March, 2008

New rules on harassment by third parties

At the end of last week the Government laid before Parliament an amendment to the Sex Discrimination Act making some changes to the way in which sex discrimination works. Most of the changes are just fairly minor but one is really important. From 6 April this year an employer will be liable for sexual harassment against an employee acting in the course of employment even where the harassment is committed by a third party not employed by the employer.

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