21/10/2026
Another Employment Rights Act date worth putting in the diary: 30 October.
From then, employers must take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment, with new protections covering third parties such as clients, contractors and visitors. There is also a new duty to tell workers about their right to join a trade union, and updated rules on union access to the workplace.
For most of the businesses we work with, the practical job is the same three things: check the policy actually says what you think it says, make sure managers know what to do with a report, and write down the steps you have taken.
