This is Not Working
Sexual harassment has no place anywhere in the UK. But it’s still happening every day in our workplaces. Community is working with its members, the TUC and other campaigners to end sexual harassment. #ThisIsNotWorking
Our laws rely on individuals reporting harassment to get action taken but #ThisIsNotWorking – four out of five don’t feel able to report sexual harassment to their employer.
We need a new law to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace before it happens.
We’ve launched a petition calling for immediate action. For government and MPs to take notice, we need thousands of people to add their name.
Can you add your name and demand action?
#ThisIsNotWorking objectives
We call on the government to take immediate action. We demand a new, easily enforceable legal duty requiring employers to take all reasonable steps to protect workers from sexual harassment and victimisation.
These are our demands:
- Compulsory guidance to explain exactly what employers need to do to prevent harassment – things like mandatory training
- Ability to report anonymously to the regulator, bypassing toxic workplace environments that leave victims unable to speak out
- Consequences for employers who don’t comply with the measures, making sure the onus lies with employers and not with the victim.
It should not be down to the individual to prevent and manage their harassment alone.
We believe, just like health and safety measures protect us from risks to our wellbeing, employers need to protect us from harassment, whether it comes from a colleague or from a third party such as a client, customer, or patient.
The scale of the challenge.
We are not alone
All these organisations also think #ThisIsNotWorking and it’s time the government took immediate action.
| Accord Action Aid Amnesty International UK BECTU Business In The Community Community CSP CWU End Violence Against Women Equality Trust Equity Fawcett Society FDA GMB Imkaan Just A Ball Game LGBT History Month Musicians’ Union NASWUT NEU |
Not the Job Prospect Pregnant Then Screwed Rights of Women RMT Schools OUT UK Stonewall TUC Times UP UK UCU Unison UK Black Pride Unison Unite UK Black Pride USDAW War on Want Women’s Aid Young Women’s Trust |
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