New laws on Sexual Harassment and Third Party Harassment from 30th October 2026.

Guidance on the new laws on Workplace Sexual Harassment and Third Party Harassment (from 30th October 2026):

1. From 30th October 2026 there will be an extension to the current legal requirements for employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Currently, Employers are required to take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment.  From 30th October Employers will be required to take “all reasonable steps” – see our guide to the 2024 changes here.
2. And, in addition, from 30th October 2026, Employers can be held liable for third-party harassment of their staff, by anyone your staff may come into contact with while at work -e.g. customers, agents, location contacts, clients, suppliers, members of the public, Contractors.

You can read all the details in our new guidance here.