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Parliamentary workers left “woefully unprotected” from sexual harassment says Fawcett Society

A report by equality charity the Fawcett Society and law firm Hogan Lovells has found that UK legislation around sexual harassment in politics is behind that of countries such as Australia, Denmark and New Zealand. In …

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Research into bullying in the Charity sector gets underway

The Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO) is partnering the Centre for Mental Health to carry out research about bullying in the charity sector. The project, Leading safe cultures: eliminating workplace bullying in charity …

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Research finds majority of retail staff have suffered workplace abuse

Research by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust has found that two-thirds of UK retail workers have been exposed to violence or aggression in the workplace. 85% of respondents said customers had been the perpetrators and 31% …

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Universities must to do more to support sexual harassment complaints

UK universities need to do more to avoid “failing sexual harassment victims”, according to research by the 1752 Group, funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. The researchers interviewed a small number of …

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Policy and practice not meeting where discrimination is concerned

Nearly one in four employees (23%) say they or a colleague have been discriminated against in the past 12 months. This is the conclusion of research undertaken by Learnlight, an educational technology and language skills …

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It’s not a young woman’s world at work

A survey by the charity the Young Women’s Trust has found that a third (32%) of young women do not know how to report sexual harassment at work and a quarter (25%) would be reluctant …

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