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Third-Party Harassment DIY Compliance Toolkit for Employers

Is your business prepared for the new third-party harassment laws?

Harassment at work doesn’t always come from employees. It can come from customers, clients, suppliers, contractors and visitors too.

And as an employer, you need to take steps to protect your staff.

Changes to employment law are strengthening employers’ responsibilities to prevent harassment by third parties. This means that simply having a general bullying and harassment policy, or dealing with complaints after they happen, may no longer be enough.

The question is: can you demonstrate that your business has taken appropriate steps to identify the risks and prevent harassment before it occurs?

What could happen if your business fails to comply?

Failing to take the required preventative steps could expose your business to:

1. Employment Tribunal claims – employees will be able to pursue claims where they are harassed at work and the legal requirements to prevent third-party harassment are not met.
2. Financial consequences – including compensation and, in applicable sexual harassment cases, a potential uplift of up to 25%.
3. Increased legal costs and management time – defending claims and dealing with workplace complaints can be expensive and disruptive.
4. Reputational damage – allegations of workplace harassment can undermine employee confidence and damage your business’s reputation.
5. Employee relations problems – failing to protect staff can lead to grievances, sickness absence, reduced morale and staff turnover.

Doing nothing is not a sensible option. But getting your business prepared doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive.

We’ve made compliance easier for employers

We understand that most business owners and managers don’t have the time or resources to research employment legislation, draft policies from scratch and work out what preventative measures they need to introduce.

That’s why we’ve created our Third-Party Harassment DIY Compliance Toolkit.

Prepared by employment law specialists, the toolkit provides practical guidance and ready-to-use documents to help you take action, protect your employees and demonstrate the steps your business has taken.

Rather than paying a solicitor to prepare everything individually, you can use our templates and guidance to put appropriate measures in place yourself.

If however you want someone to advise you and guide you through the process we have some options available for you including:

 

Supported Toolkit – £350 plus VAT

All documents which you complete

Plus – Review and one edit from lawyer

 

Bespoke compliance pack – £600 plus VAT

Tailored risk assessment, adapted documents, action plan and implementation meeting.

Advice and edits included.

Please contact on 01983 897003 or hello@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk for more information about these options.

 

What steps should employers take?

We recommend that employers:

1. Carry out a third-party harassment risk assessment to identify where employees could be exposed to harassment from customers, clients, suppliers, contractors or visitors.
2. Review and update workplace policies to ensure they address third-party harassment and clearly explain the standards of behaviour expected.
3. Introduce practical preventative measures appropriate to the risks identified, particularly for employees working directly with customers, clients or members of the public.
4. Communicate expectations to third parties, making it clear that harassment of employees will not be tolerated.
5. Inform employees of their rights and explain how they can report inappropriate behaviour, raise concerns and obtain support.
6. Train managers and supervisors to recognise third-party harassment, respond appropriately to complaints and take action to protect employees.
7. Provide awareness training to employees, including during induction, so they understand what constitutes harassment and how to report it.
8. Keep appropriate records of risk assessments, preventative measures, training, complaints and actions taken.
9. Review arrangements regularly, particularly following incidents, complaints or changes in the business.

Get the documents and guidance you need in one affordable toolkit

Our Third-Party Harassment DIY Compliance Toolkit is designed to help you work through these steps without having to start from scratch.

The toolkit will help you:

• Understand your responsibilities as an employer.
• Identify areas of risk within your business.
• Put appropriate policies and preventative measures in place.
• Communicate your expectations to employees and third parties.
• Demonstrate the practical steps your business has taken.
• Save valuable management time and the cost of preparing documents individually.

Protect your employees. Reduce your legal risk. Prepare your business.

You don’t need a large HR department or an expensive legal consultancy project to start taking action.

Our DIY toolkit gives you a practical, affordable way to prepare your business for its legal responsibilities.

£150 + VAT

Download the Third-Party Harassment DIY Compliance Toolkit and start putting the right measures in place today.

Don’t wait until an employee raises a complaint or your business faces an Employment Tribunal claim. Take preventative action now.

 

BUY YOUR DIY COMPLIANCE TOOLKIT TODAY

Please note: The toolkit provides general guidance and template documents. Employers should adapt the documents and preventative measures to their own business and risk profile. Purchasing or completing the toolkit does not, by itself, guarantee legal compliance.

For £150 plus VAT you can download the following documents:

Third-Party Harassment Risk Assessment & Guidance

Third-Party Harassment Action Plan

Third-Party Harassment Prevention Policy & Guidance

Third-Party Standards of Behaviour Notice

Employee Communication Notice

Incident Reporting Form

Manager Incident Response Flowchart

Manager Investigation & Response Guidance

Training Record

Annual Compliance Review Checklist & Timetable

 

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: The information and documents provided on this site are for general use on a ‘do it yourself’ basis and are not intended to be comprehensive or a replacement for obtaining specific legal advice about your situation. Using the information or documents without consulting us or another professional adviser is at your own risk. Real Employment Law Advice accepts no responsibility and gives no representations or warranties, express or implied, that any of the information and materials on this site is complete, accurate or free from errors or omissions.

 

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