Sexual Harassment

The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 has placed a new positive duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment at work.

Read our blog on the new employer duty to prevent sexual harassment and download our festive season party memo.

Make UK can fully support you in making the changes needed, starting with the following:

1) Zero-tolerance Bullying and Harassment Policy, Risk Assessment and Action Plan Template

Lay the foundation for a safe and respectful workplace with our comprehensive template pack. This includes:

• A model zero-tolerance bullying and harassment policy
• A workplace risk assessment tool
• An action plan template to support compliance with your legal duty
• Clear guidance notes to help you tailor the content to your organisation

(Make UK subscribers can download this directly from the HRL Resources section of the website).

2) Employee Surveys - Driving change for an inclusive culture

Companies have a duty of care for their employees; ignorance is no defence, so questions should be asked, even if they are difficult or uncomfortable. By providing an anonymous and independent survey through Make UK, you can obtain factual results to: understand things like where your baseline position is, Understand if employees know how to report incidents, do employees feel confident to raise concerns and do they know whereto access support. The results from this survey will be provided in a report and will aid your business with building a genuinely inclusive culture.

The survey can also be tailored to cover various areas under Equality, Diversity and Inclusion if required.

Optional Focus Groups

After the survey, Make UK can facilitate face-to-face focus groups to explore specific feedback in more depth. We'll advise you on structure, timing, and approach, based on your survey results. Focus groups are delivered on a consultancy basis, charged at our half or full-day rate. 

3) Proactive Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment for HR – Half-Day Workshop

We cover the roles, responsibilities and practical implications that HR professionals must consider.

To book a place on one of our open training courses for HR on sexual harassment, click here.

4) Proactive Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment for Managers – Half-Day Workshop

We cover the roles, responsibilities and practical implications for managers in their day-to-day role.

A separate half-day workshop for HR / Senior Management Team can be added to either of the above training workshops to create a full day session which would involve a business specific assessment of risks and support with action planning to meet your organisation’s proactive duty to prevent sexual harassment.

You can also extend this training into a full-day session by adding a tailored workshop for HR or your Senior Management Team. This additional half-day focuses on your organisation's specific risks, helping you develop a targeted strategy and actionable plan to meet your legal duties.

5) 2.5-hour Employee Sexual Harassment training

We cover the different types of sexual harassment and the outcomes / effects of sexual harassment. Delegates will learn about the importance of challenging inappropriate behaviours and how to be an upstander in the workplace.

Train-the-Trainer Option

This session can also be purchased as a train-the-trainer programme, enabling your internal team to deliver the content themselves and scale your impact organisation-wide.

6) What is Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Why it Matters training - Half-day practical workshop covering all areas of EDI.

We cover the differences between victimisation, bullying, harassment, and banter so you can maximise inclusivity and ensure that your organisation remains free from discrimination. This course will give managers and supervisors an understanding of the law surrounding equality in the workplace.

7) Video Explainers

A collection of short videos providing insight on sexual harassment for your employees, managers and HR. The videos can be viewed on a smartphone, tablet, laptop or computer. There are no licences to worry about—you can host them internally and view them as many times as needed. See below for a short trailer.

The core videos in this series include:

• What is Sexual Harassment – for Employees
• Proactive Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment – for HR
• Proactive Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment – for Managers

These are also included FREE when you book two or more training sessions or commission a pulse survey.

These videos are part of a broader series of explainers covering a range of EDI+ topics, from allyship to neurodiversity.

Read our blog 'Five Action Points For HR and Senior Management to Tackle Sexual Harassment At Work'.