Event Details
Join us to gain a deeper understanding of the implications for your business and to ensure you’re fully compliant. Whether you’re a seasoned employer or new to running a business, this session will equip you with the knowledge you need to confidently move forward.
To help you navigate these changes, we are hosting an informative session featuring experts from FSB Legal and the Equality and Human Rights Commission. This event will provide you with crucial insights and practical guidance on how to adapt your business practices in response to the new legislation.
Key topics:
- New legal duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees in the workplace.
- The preventative duty includes prevention of sexual harassment committed by another worker, an agent acting on behalf of the employer and third parties (such as customers, clients or contractors).
- The steps small business owners should be taking to be compliant with the new legislation.
- The potential changes to the duty that the Employment Rights Bill could bring forward.
Host
Matt Jaffa - Senior External Affairs Manager (London)
Speakers
Hannah Thomas - Markel Law
Hannah specialises in Employment Law and has acted for both employers and employees in contentious and non-contentious Employment Law matters, including Tribunal work and drafting contracts and handbooks for employers. Hannah provides advice to businesses and HR professionals on all aspects of employment law.
Sam Bonser - Director of HR, Federation of Small Businesses
Sam has been with FSB for nearly 12 years and is our Director of HR. She has over 20 years of generalist experience in HR and is a Fellow of the CIPD. Sam manages FSB's internal HR team as well as having oversight of Governance, Data Protection and Contracts.
Rebecca Thomas - Head of Employment Policy, Equality and Human Rights Commission
Rebecca Thomas leads on employment policy for the Equality and Human Rights Commission which, as Britain’s national equality body and ‘A’ status National Human Rights Institute, is responsible for safeguarding human rights and enforcing the Equality Act 2010. During her time at the EHRC, Rebecca has worked extensively with a range of government departments, regulators, public bodies and the private sector, providing insight and advice to help them understand and fulfil their obligations under equality and human rights law. She oversees the EHRC’s work on the sexual harassment preventative duty and is currently leading the EHRC’s engagement on the Employment Rights Bill.
Event contact
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