An employer has been ordered to pay an employee £19,000 for sexual harassment after she was hugged from behind by a colleague at a works party. How can you protect yourself from a similar type of
claim?
Published 05.04.2023
An employee who was often called a “good girl” by her ex-manager has won her sexual harassment claim. However, the ex-manager didn’t attend the hearing to give evidence. Can former employees be
forced to attend the tribunal?
Published 26.05.2022
In a recent case, a man alleged that a male colleague had sexually harassed him. The employer argued that as the behaviour was “man to man”, he could not have been offended by it. What view did the
tribunal take on this?
Published 13.04.2012
Many people meet their partner through work. But what if one employee shows an interest in another yet their feelings aren’t reciprocated? Is this one for Cupid to sort out, or could you be under a
duty to intervene?
Published 21.04.2010
An employee who resigned after her request to be relocated away from a particular manager was refused has won her tribunal claim for sexual harassment and been awarded £74,000. Where did the employer
in this case go wrong?
Published 29.01.2020
We’re always banging on about the need for this policy or that wording. However, a new case shows just how valuable this paperwork can be - at least if its contents are followed. What’s the latest?
Published 05.10.2006
A female employee who claimed that “XXs” in an email from her boss were kisses has lost her tribunal claim for sexual harassment. Why did the employee lose and is it OK for your staff to use XXs in
emails?
Published 01.06.2023
An employee constantly recounts their online dating experiences to colleagues and doesn’t spare any details. To some, their tales may be amusing. But why, for legal reasons, should you ask them to
tone it down?
Published 15.01.2016
Recent changes to sex discrimination legislation have tightened up your duty to protect staff from third party sexual harassment. Whilst this might sound all well and good in theory, how can you go
about doing this in practice?
Published 30.10.2008
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that an employer was unable to rely on the “reasonable steps defence” in a racial harassment claim despite having provided its employees with training. Why
was it a non-starter?
Published 04.03.2021