Women back call to build campaign against sexual harassment

UNISON’s 2022 women’s conference ended today with a series of debates following an address to delegates by general secretary Christina McAnea. Moving a key motion on sexual harassment for the national women’s committee, joint vice chair Deborah Yapicioz said that UNISON welcomed last summer’s announcement by the UK government that it would introduce a new duty on employers to protect all staff from sexual harassment at work, along with protections for workers harassed by clients or customers as well as colleagues. However, that was in July and as of the second half of February there is no sign of progress. “Sexual harassment can have a devastating impact … affecting work performance and personal health,” she said. “Half of all women have been victims of sexual harassment in the workplace. Yet four out of five don’t feel able to report it to their employment. “It’s against the law, but it’s clear that the law isn’t working.” And Ms Yapicioz called on delegates to “build the campaign for zero tolerance” toward sexual harassment. Conference called on the committee to work with the national executive council and other parts of the union to: continue to press the government to introduce what it committed to; continue to campaign for zero tolerance to sexual harassment in workplaces, including online; refresh and update the union’s own guidance on the issue. Up next – and introduced by Ann Cherry for the national committee – was a motion ...
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