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• Martyn’s Law will stretch large-scale event budgets

• JPMorgan and Amazon bring back staff suggestion boxes

Past News…

• Charities and even unions have begun wielding NDAs to cow and silence

• Role of the Worker Protection Act in preventing harassment 

• Workplace bullying and harassment are on the rise 

• Employment Rights Bill 2024-25: Progress of the Bill 

• New powers for police to tackle neighbourhood crime 

• UK workers facing workplace barriers due to health 

• FCA delays work on sexual harassment and bullying 

• UK watchdogs scrap diversity and inclusion rules for financial firms 

• Annual People Survey 2024 Highlights Workplace Bullying at UKRI 

• McDonald’s sexual harassment allegations: what can HR learn? 

Statistics

💡 70 million workdays are lost annually due to mental health issues (Source)

💡 1 in 4 people experience a mental health problem each year in the UK (Source)

💡 7 in 10 hospitality workers report facing harassment at work - yet fewer than 1 in 4 feel confident reporting it (Source)

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💡Over 1 in 4 women will be a victim of sexual assault or attempted assault in their lifetimes (Source)  

💡20% of all police-recorded crime was related to violence against women and girls (VAWG) in 2022-23 (Source) 

💡At least 1 in 12 women are victims of VAWG-related offences every year (Source) 

💡94% of frontline rail staff have experienced work-related violence, with over 25% suffering physical assaults (Source)