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From 26th October 2024, all employers in the UK will have a mandatory duty to take 'reasonable steps' to prevent sexual harassment of their employees in the course of their employment. The Equality and Human Rights Commission ('EHRC') have updated their existing technical guidance on sexual harassment to include this preventative duty. Within this ...

The Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement (also known as 'fire and rehire') has been a recent topic for discussion within employment law. This is largely due to a new statutory Code of Practice being introduced - it aims 'to ensure employers take all reasonable steps to explore alternatives to dismissal' and re-engagement.   What is the proc...