Their findings have been published in their report: ‘Turning the tables: ending sexual harassment at work’ in which workers describe how their careers and health have been ‘damaged by corrosive cultures which silence individuals and normalise harassment’.
The report recommends:
- a change in workplace culture, with employers having a mandatory duty to protect workers from harassment
- greater transparency about incidents of harassment and the policies in place to prevent them
- strengthening laws to increase protection for harassment victims.
The Government has responded to the report by condemning all forms of workplace harassment and promising to keep matters under review – it remains to be seen whether they will take any practical steps. In the meantime, employers should take steps such as providing diversity training; making it easy to report harassment; and protecting reporting individuals from victimisation.
