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Evening Standard
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Aine Fox

Warning over employment Bill’s impact on overheard conversations in pubs

The equalities regulator said the UKgovernment should do further analysis of the potential impacts of its Employment Rights Bill (Alamy/PA) -

The equalities regulator has warned of the “complexity” employers might face in deciding whether an overheard conversation in a workplace could amount to harassment.

The Government’s Employment Rights Bill includes provisions to require employers to take all reasonable steps to prevent harassment at work by third parties.

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