The Employment Rights Act 2025 continues to reshape workplace rights and responsibilities, with significant new obligations on employers coming into force in October 2026.
Amongst the most important changes are:
- The strengthening of the current duty to take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment, requiring employers to take “all reasonable steps” to prevent it.
- The return of employer liability for third-party harassment.
- The extension of the protections across all protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010
These developments will require employers to review their policies, training, reporting procedures and workplace culture to ensure compliance and minimise legal risk.
Join Victoria Ounsworth, Associate in our Employment Team, for a practical webinar examining what these changes mean for employers and how organisations can prepare ahead of implementation.
Victoria will discuss key questions including:
- What does the requirement to take “all reasonable steps” actually mean?
- When can employers be held liable for harassment, including conduct by third parties?
- What steps should organisations take now to reduce risk and prepare for the new obligations?
This free live webinar will include a Q&A session. If you are unable to attend, register anyway and we will send you a recording after the event.
Date: Wednesday 23 September 2026
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am (including Q&A)
Where: On your laptop, phone or tablet (live webinar)
Presenters: Associate, Victoria Ounsworth
Registration for this event is open to all, but the webinar is aimed at HR professionals (both in-house or those who are part of a HR consultancy), in-house counsel, company directors and anybody with HR responsibilities within their organisation. We reserve the right to cancel any ticket in our discretion and for any reason.
