Course title – Preventing Sexual Harassment – our shared responsibility Course benefits – This course will engage with topics relating to sexual harassment and is in line with the change in the law that came into force on the 26th October 2024. The New Duty to prevent Sexual Harassment. Worker Protection (amendment of Equality Act 2010), Act 2023. This new duty is anticipatory, meaning employers must not wait for an incident of sexual harassment to occur. Instead, employers have a legal duty to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Course benefits – This course will engage with topics relating to sexual harassment and is in line with the change in the law that came into force on the 26th October 2024. The New Duty to prevent Sexual Harassment. Worker Protection (amendment of Equality Act 2010), Act 2023. This new duty is anticipatory, meaning employers must not wait for an incident of sexual harassment to occur. Instead, employers have a legal duty to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.