Contents
What is sexual harassment in the workplace?
How widespread is sexual harassment in the workplace?
The impact of workplace sexual harassment
1 Put sexual harassment at the top of the agenda
The need for strong incentives
Relieving the burden on the individual
Protecting volunteers and interns
Changing expectations about behaviour
2 Require regulators to take a more active role
The Health and Safety Executive
The Equality and Human Rights Commission
3 Make enforcement processes work better for employees
Employers’ policies and procedures: the need for a code of practice
Specific guidance that the code of practice should include
Protections for victims and claimants
Information gathering and the statutory questionnaire
Power to make wider recommendations
4 Clean up the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
NDA use in settlement agreements
A chilling effect? The silencing of victims
Use of unenforceable and unethical clauses in NDAs
Regulation of members of the legal profession
Conclusions and recommendations
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
Published: 25 July 2018