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An Act to make provision in relation to the duties of employers and the protection of workers under the Equality Act 2010.
[26th October 2023]
Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Prospective
After section 40 of the Equality Act 2010 insert—
(1)An employer (A) must take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of employees of A in the course of their employment.
(2)“Sexual harassment” in subsection (1) means harassment of the kind described in section 26(2) (unwanted conduct of a sexual nature).
(3)A contravention of subsection (1) (or a contravention of section 111 or 112 that relates to a contravention of subsection (1)) is enforceable as an unlawful act under Part 1 of the Equality Act 2006 (and, by virtue of section 120(8) and (9), is enforceable only by the Commission under that Part or by an employment tribunal in accordance with section 124A (compensation uplift in employee sexual harassment cases)).”
Commencement Information
I1S. 1 in force at 26.10.2024, see s. 5(3)
Prospective
In section 120 of the Equality Act 2010 (jurisdiction of employment tribunal)—
(a)in subsection (8), for “a reference to section” substitute “references to section 40A(1) or”;
(b)after that subsection insert—
“(9)Subsection (8) does not prevent an employment tribunal from considering a contravention of section 40A(1) in accordance with section 124A (compensation uplift in employee sexual harassment cases).”
Commencement Information
I2S. 2 in force at 26.10.2024, see s. 5(3)
Prospective
After section 124 of the Equality Act 2010 insert—
(1)This section applies where—
(a)an employment tribunal has found that there has been a contravention of section 40 (harassment of employees) which involved, to any extent, harassment of the kind described in section 26(2) (sexual harassment), and
(b)the tribunal has ordered the respondent to pay compensation to the complainant under section 124(2)(b).
(2)The tribunal must consider whether and to what extent the respondent has also contravened section 40A(1) (duty to take reasonable steps to prevent harassment of employees).
(3)If the tribunal is satisfied that the respondent has contravened section 40A(1), it may order the respondent to pay an amount to the complainant (a “compensation uplift”) in addition to the compensation amount determined in accordance with section 124(6).
(4)The amount of the compensation uplift—
(a)must reflect the extent to which, in the tribunal’s opinion, the respondent has contravened section 40A(1), but
(b)may be no more than 25% of the amount awarded under section 124(2)(b).”
Commencement Information
I3S. 3 in force at 26.10.2024, see s. 5(3)
Prospective
(1)Part 1 of the Equality Act 2006 (the Commission for Equality and Human Rights) is amended as follows.
(2)In section 21 (unlawful act notice), after subsection (7) insert—
“(8)Subsection (7) applies as though a claim could be made to an employment tribunal in respect of—
(a)an alleged contravention of section 40A(1) of the Equality Act 2010 (duty to take reasonable steps to prevent harassment of employees), or
(b)an alleged contravention of section 111 or 112 of that Act which relates to a contravention of section 40A(1) of that Act.”
(3)In section 24A (enforcement powers: supplemental), in subsection (1), after paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa)an act which is unlawful because it amounts to a contravention of section 40A(1) of that Act (or to a contravention of section 111 or 112 of that Act that relates to a contravention of section 40A(1) of that Act) (employer duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of employees),”.
Commencement Information
I4S. 4 in force at 26.10.2024, see s. 5(3)
(1)This Act extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
(2)This section comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(3)Sections 1 to 4 come into force at the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
(4)This Act may be cited as the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023.
Commencement Information
I5S. 5 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 5(2)
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