UKPGA-2023-51 — Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023

preamble

Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

s. 1 — Employer duty to prevent sexual harassment of employees

After section 40 of the Equality Act 2010 insert—

s. 2 — Enforcement of duty to prevent sexual harassment of employees

In section 120 of the Equality Act 2010 (jurisdiction of employment tribunal)—

s. 2(a)

in subsection (8), for “a reference to section” substitute “references to section 40A(1) or”;

s. 2(b)

after that subsection insert—

s. 3 — Sexual harassment of employees: compensation uplift

After section 124 of the Equality Act 2010 insert—

s. 4 — Consequential amendments to the Equality Act 2006

s. 4(1)

Part 1 of the Equality Act 2006 (the Commission for Equality and Human Rights) is amended as follows.

s. 4(2)

In section 21 (unlawful act notice), after subsection (7) insert—

s. 4(3)

In section 24A (enforcement powers: supplemental), in subsection (1), after paragraph (a) insert— .

s. 5 — Extent, commencement and short title

s. 5(1)

This Act extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

s. 5(2)

This section comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

s. 5(3)

Sections 1 to 4 come into force at the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

s. 5(4)

This Act may be cited as the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023.