Sexual harassment: revisiting the duty to prevent

We review the first year of the duty on employers to “take reasonable steps” to prevent the sexual harassment of their employees, and look at some changes to the law which are forthcoming under the Employment Rights Bill – including liability for third-party harassment.

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Chris Tutton
New corporate offence: failure to prevent fraud

On 1 September 2025, a new corporate criminal offence of failing to prevent fraud came into force under the ECCTA legislation. Employers will be liable to this offence if any of their employees or other “associated persons” commits a fraud intending to benefit the employer.

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Chris Tutton