A question on #Employment #SexualHarassment tabled by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle on 16-01-2025 has been answered by Baroness Sherlock.

Heading: Employment: Sexual Harassment
Question ID: 1756307
UIN: HL4134
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-01-16
Asking Member ID: 4719
Asking Member display name: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Asking Member handle: natalieben
Asking Member Twitter reference: @natalieben
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps the Health and Safety Executive is taking to ensure that workers are (1) protected from sexual harassment, and (2) able to travel between work and home safely, particularly those working non-standard hours.
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Date answered: 2025-01-29
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4147
Answering Member display name: Baroness Sherlock
Answering Member handle: MaeveSherlock
Answering Member Twitter reference: @MaeveSherlock
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Answer text: Health and Safety Executive (HSE) ensures workers are protected from work-related violence and harm within the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. For sexual harassment, existing protections under the Equality Act 2010, enforced by the Equality and Hu...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true