Sexual harassment due diligence checklist

Version 1, May 2024

From October 2024, amendments introduced into the Equality Act 2024 create a positive duty for  employers and hirers to be proactive and to take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment in relation to  internal staff, job applicants and temporary agency workers thy supply or in the case of hirers temporary agency workers that are supplied to them.  We have drafted this template policy  as a tool to assist REC members with carrying out  due diligence  in respect of their clients and their ability to meet this  obligations to safeguard agency workers from sexual harassment.