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Unions and women’s groups warn government not to backtrack on tougher sexual harassment legislation
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking on the first day of the Scottish Conservative party conference at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, April 28, 2023.
TORY ministers must not abandon their promises to strengthen protections against sexual harassment at work, trade unions and women’s groups insisted today.
The call followed multiple reports that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s administration plans to allow the worker protection Bill to fall following objections from Tory backbenchers.
The proposed legislation would impose a legal duty on bosses to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and to protect staff from third-party abuse by clients and customers.
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