{"id":197669,"date":"2025-08-22T08:30:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/?page_id=197669"},"modified":"2025-09-22T12:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:14:55","slug":"workplace-harassment-liability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/services\/consultancy\/workplace-harassment-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace harassment liability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"module-banner-hero js-off-screen\"  >\n<div class=\" no-extra-pad  scheme-override background-primary text-white\"  >\n<div class=\"relative grid-container\"  >\n<div class=\"grid-x background- \">\n<div class=\"cell medium-12\">\n<div class=\"grid-x align-middle text-mobile-normal -style grid-padding-x grid-padding-y\">\n<div class=\"cell medium-8 medium-order-1\">\n<div class=\"text-part entry-content\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workplace harassment law consultancy<\/h1>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/services\/consultancy\/workplace-harassment-liability\/\/#talk-to-us\">Talk to us about harassment legislation compliance<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"cell auto media-side p0 medium-order-2 hide-for-small-only\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide-image position-right\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t src=\"https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Harassment-liability-landscape-2025-1.jpg\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"Person rejecting unwanted physical contact at work, raising hand to stop a colleague&#039;s hand on their shoulder.\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"module-text js-off-screen\"  >\n<div class=\" equal-pad  scheme-default\"  >\n<div class=\"relative grid-container\"  >\n<div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x align-center  \">\n<div class=\"cell medium-9   \">\n<div class=\"css-columns css-columns-1 last-p-mb0\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Beyond compliance: Protecting your people and your organisation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The new duty to prevent sexual harassment isn&#8217;t just about legal requirements, it&#8217;s about creating workplaces where everyone feels safe, valued, and protected. With legislation expanding to cover all protected characteristics, the stakes have never been higher for getting this right.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"module-text js-off-screen\"  >\n<div class=\" equal-pad  scheme-default\"  >\n<div class=\"relative grid-container\"  >\n<div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x align-center  \">\n<div class=\"cell medium-9   \">\n<div class=\"css-columns css-columns-1 last-p-mb0\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color\">Our harassment liability consultancy services<\/h2>\n<p>We help organisations understand and address harassment risk with expert-led consultancy. Our approach moves beyond tick-box compliance to create comprehensive strategies that protect your people and your organisation from liability.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"module-accent-graphic relative has-no-module-settings-wrap js-off-screen graphic-left hide-for-small-only\">\n    <span class=\"accent-graphic flip-yes accent-graphic-ellipse-1 orientation-default\" \n        style=\"top:-2.5rem;left:2vw\"><br \/>\n        <svg width=\"180\" height=\"180\" viewBox=\"0 0 180 180\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M180 160C91.6344 160 20 88.3656 20 0\" stroke=\"#BD2811\" stroke-width=\"40\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"module-accent-graphic relative has-no-module-settings-wrap js-off-screen graphic-left show-for-small-only\">\n    <span class=\"accent-graphic flip-yes accent-graphic-ellipse-1 orientation-default\" \n        style=\"top:-2.5rem;left:-2vw\"><br \/>\n        <svg width=\"180\" height=\"180\" viewBox=\"0 0 180 180\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M180 160C91.6344 160 20 88.3656 20 0\" stroke=\"#BD2811\" stroke-width=\"40\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"module-image-columns js-off-screen\"  >\n<div class=\" bottom-pad  scheme-default\"  >\n<div class=\"relative grid-container\"  >\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"grid-x flex-wrap grid-padding-x grid-margin-y wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 grid-x flex-wrap-grid-padding-x grid-margin-y\">\n<div class=\"cell medium-auto small-12 is-layout-flow cell medium-auto small-12-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Risk-assessment-300x300.png\" alt=\"Person in a high vis holding a clipboard.\" class=\"wp-image-195782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Risk-assessment-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Risk-assessment-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Risk-assessment-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Risk-assessment-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Risk-assessment-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Risk-assessment-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Risk-assessment.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Risk assessment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Identify and understand your areas of greatest harassment risk with our comprehensive assessment service.<\/p>\n<p>This service is ideal for organisations seeking support to identify or understand the areas of greatest risk. We begin with a joint investigative meeting to review your current situation and develop a tailored plan to gather deeper insights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What we deliver:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stakeholder interviews to understand leadership perspectives and concerns<\/li>\n<li>Colleague round tables to gather frontline experiences and insights<\/li>\n<li>Analysis of industry-specific risk factors and trends<\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive risk assessment document with detailed findings<\/li>\n<li>Short report detailing contributory factors and priority areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why this matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Understanding your specific risk profile enables targeted action that protects your people whilst efficiently allocating resources where they&#8217;ll have the greatest impact.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons grid-padding-x grid-margin-y wp-block-buttons-grid-padding-x grid-margin-y\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/services\/consultancy\/workplace-harassment-liability\/#talk-to-us\">Talk to us about workplace harassment risk assessment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cell medium-auto small-12 is-layout-flow cell medium-auto small-12-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Harassment-mitigation-strategy-300x300.png\" alt=\"Colleagues discussing plans by a whiteboard with notes and diagrams.\" class=\"wp-image-195781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Harassment-mitigation-strategy-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Harassment-mitigation-strategy-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Harassment-mitigation-strategy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Harassment-mitigation-strategy-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Harassment-mitigation-strategy-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Harassment-mitigation-strategy-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Harassment-mitigation-strategy.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Harassment mitigation strategy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Transform your risk assessment insights into a comprehensive organisational response strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Using insights from your existing risk assessment or with our assessment service, we draft a comprehensive strategy to respond to and mitigate identified risks. This strategic approach ensures your organisation takes proportionate, effective action across all areas of potential liability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What we deliver:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Review of risk assessment findings and implications<\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive mitigation strategy document<\/li>\n<li>Presentation to senior stakeholders (one presentation included)<\/li>\n<li>Strategy updates incorporating stakeholder feedback (one round included)<\/li>\n<li>Optional policy document detailing strategy implementation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why this matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A well-crafted strategy provides the framework for consistent, organisation-wide action whilst demonstrating due diligence to regulators and tribunals.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons grid-padding-x grid-margin-y wp-block-buttons-grid-padding-x grid-margin-y\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/services\/consultancy\/workplace-harassment-liability\/#talk-to-us\">Talk to us about harassment mitigation strategy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"module-image-columns js-off-screen\"  >\n<div class=\" bottom-pad  scheme-default\"  >\n<div class=\"relative grid-container\"  >\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"grid-x flex-wrap grid-padding-x grid-margin-y wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 grid-x flex-wrap-grid-padding-x grid-margin-y\">\n<div class=\"cell medium-auto small-12 is-layout-flow cell medium-auto small-12-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Action-plan-development-300x300.png\" alt=\"Group collaborating at a desk, reviewing documents and charts.\" class=\"wp-image-195780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Action-plan-development-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Action-plan-development-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Action-plan-development-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Action-plan-development-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Action-plan-development-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Action-plan-development-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Action-plan-development.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Action plan development<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Translate your strategy into clear, actionable steps with defined timescales and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>This service transforms high-level strategy into a practical roadmap ready for deployment. We work with you to create detailed implementation plans that turn strategic intent into measurable progress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What we deliver:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Translation of strategy into specific workstreams<\/li>\n<li>Detailed task breakdown for each workstream delivery<\/li>\n<li>Milestone identification and timeline development<\/li>\n<li>Workstream ownership allocation and accountability framework<\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive action plan document ready for implementation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why this matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clear action plans ensure strategic intentions become reality, providing the structured approach needed to demonstrate reasonable steps and continuous improvement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons grid-padding-x grid-margin-y wp-block-buttons-grid-padding-x grid-margin-y\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/services\/consultancy\/workplace-harassment-liability\/#talk-to-us\">Talk to us about harassment action plans<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cell medium-auto small-12 is-layout-flow cell medium-auto small-12-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/C-suite-engagement-sessions-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"A consultant sat talking with C-suite\" class=\"wp-image-196721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/C-suite-engagement-sessions-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/C-suite-engagement-sessions-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/C-suite-engagement-sessions-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/C-suite-engagement-sessions-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/C-suite-engagement-sessions-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/C-suite-engagement-sessions-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/C-suite-engagement-sessions.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Facilitated C-suite engagement sessions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Build leadership understanding and commitment through facilitated discussions with your executive team.<\/p>\n<p>Our Principal Consultants engage directly with your C-suite, helping them understand the implications of new legislation and the importance of organisational action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What we deliver:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fully tailored sessions designed for your leadership context<\/li>\n<li>Expert facilitation by industry-leading inclusion specialists<\/li>\n<li>Clear explanation of legal duties and organisational implications<\/li>\n<li>Discussion of strategic options and resource requirements<\/li>\n<li>Action-oriented outcomes that drive organisational commitment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why this matters<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>When leadership understands both the risks and opportunities of proactive harassment prevention, they become champions for the cultural and systemic changes needed to protect your organisation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons grid-padding-x grid-margin-y wp-block-buttons-grid-padding-x grid-margin-y\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/services\/consultancy\/workplace-harassment-liability\/#talk-to-us\">Talk to us about C-suite engagement<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"module-text js-off-screen\"  >\n<div class=\" top-pad  scheme-default\"  >\n<div class=\"relative grid-container\"  >\n<div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x align-center  \">\n<div class=\"cell medium-9   \">\n<div class=\"css-columns css-columns-1 last-p-mb0\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Your tailored approach<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>These services can be taken individually or combined into a comprehensive package tailored to your organisation&#8217;s specific needs and circumstances. Many organisations benefit from progressing through multiple options, building from risk assessment through to full implementation.<\/p>\n<p>We work with you to identify the right combination and continue supporting you through implementation, helping shape individual projects and workstreams as your action plan develops.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"module-text js-off-screen\"  >\n<div class=\" equal-pad  scheme-default\"  >\n<div class=\"relative grid-container\"  >\n<div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x align-center  \">\n<div class=\"cell medium-9   \">\n<div class=\"css-columns css-columns-1 last-p-mb0\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">The changing legal landscape<\/h2>\n<p>The duty to prevent sexual harassment came into force in autumn 2024, requiring employers to proactively take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of employees &#8211; including harassment by third parties. Current legislation before parliament could significantly expand these responsibilities:<\/p>\n<p>Extending the proactive duty to prevent harassment to all protected characteristics<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Extending the proactive duty to prevent harassment to <strong>all protected characteristics<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Requiring employers to take <strong>all reasonable steps<\/strong>, not just some<\/li>\n<li>Introducing the right for employees to take employers to tribunal if <strong>harassed by a third party at work<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This represents a fundamental shift in employer responsibility, moving from reactive responses to proactive prevention across all areas of workplace harassment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"module-text js-off-screen\"  >\n<div class=\" equal-pad  scheme-light\"  >\n<div class=\"relative grid-container\"  >\n<div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x align-center  \">\n<div class=\"cell medium-9   \">\n<div class=\"css-columns css-columns-1 last-p-mb0\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color\">The real cost of getting it wrong<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-dark-color has-text-color\">This represents a fundamental shift in employer responsibility, moving from reactive responses to proactive prevention across all areas of workplace harassment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"module-impact-figures js-off-screen\"  >\n<div class=\" bottom-pad  scheme-light\"  >\n<div class=\"relative grid-container\"  >\n<div class=\"gutes-block-php InnerBlocks-wrapper sink-col-button\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"grid-x flex-wrap grid-padding-x grid-margin-y wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 grid-x flex-wrap-grid-padding-x grid-margin-y\">\n<div class=\"cell medium-auto small-12 is-layout-flow cell medium-auto small-12-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Reputational damage<\/h2>\n<p>that affects recruitment and customer relationships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cell medium-auto small-12 is-layout-flow cell medium-auto small-12-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Increased employee turnover<\/h2>\n<p>and reduced productivity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-x flex-wrap grid-padding-x grid-margin-y wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 grid-x flex-wrap-grid-padding-x grid-margin-y\">\n<div class=\"cell medium-auto small-12 is-layout-flow cell medium-auto small-12-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Legal costs<\/h2>\n<p>that extend far beyond initial tribunal fees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cell medium-auto small-12 is-layout-flow cell medium-auto small-12-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Regulatory scrutiny<\/h2>\n<p>from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"module-accent-graphic relative has-no-module-settings-wrap js-off-screen graphic-right hide-for-small-only\">\n    <span class=\"accent-graphic flip-no accent-graphic-ellipse-1 orientation-default\" \n        style=\"top:-10rem;right:0vw\"><br \/>\n        <svg width=\"180\" height=\"180\" viewBox=\"0 0 180 180\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M180 160C91.6344 160 20 88.3656 20 0\" stroke=\"#BD2811\" stroke-width=\"40\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div  class=\"module-text js-off-screen\"  >\n<div class=\" equal-pad  scheme-default\"  >\n<div class=\"relative grid-container\"  >\n<div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x align-center  \">\n<div class=\"cell medium-9   \">\n<div class=\"css-columns css-columns-1 last-p-mb0\">\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Protect your organisation with expert guidance<\/h2>\n<p>New harassment liability legislation significantly increases employer responsibility, but it also provides an opportunity to create genuinely inclusive workplaces where everyone can thrive.<\/p>\n<p>Our consultancy services don&#8217;t just help you meet legal requirements &#8211; 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