Sexual Harassment by Third Parties

PJH Law discusses a new amendment to Britain's Sex Discrimination Act allowing

an employee to bring a claim against an employer who fails to take reasonable steps to protect them from harassment by third parties where the employer knows that harassment has occurred on at least two other occasions.  Interestingly the harassment does not need to have been carried out by the same person on each occasion.

The amendment was passed last year when the Equal Opportunities Commission found that the government had not properly implemented the European Equal Treatment Directive in relation to protection against harassment.  Hotels, pubs, and restaurants are expected to be particularly affected by the new law.

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