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What are employers' responsibilities when it comes to harassment in the workplace?According to a TUC survey 1 in 3 people experience bullying or harassment in the workplace, with women and those from the LGBTQ or BAME communities more likely to be victims than others. How many people does that equate to within your workforce?In the last 18 months we've seen a tidal wave of change on the subject of harassment across all sectors, globally. Harassment has become a board focus with many boards realising it is their responsibility to drive cultural change.This is a recording of a webinar is for individuals responsible for the safety and wellbeing of the people within their organisation.This webinar recording was delivered by Kirsty Rogers, Partner at DWF Law, and Gemma McCall, Co-Founder of Culture Shift. Kirsty oversees DWF's approach to client relationships across the commercial side of the business, whilst maintaining her core role as an employment lawyer. Gemma is MD of Culture Shift, a tech-for-good software development business, its first product Report + Support is a revolutionary online platform which allows the reporting and monitoring of bullying and harassment within organisations.Between them they cover:What is the reality of harassment in the workplace?What types of behaviour are counted as 'harassment' or unacceptable conduct?How employers should respond to harassment in the workplaceYour legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and Health & Safety at Work Act 1974How you can minimise risk to reputation by protecting your peopleRecommendations for complaints procedures, reporting and trainingBarriers to reporting and how to encourage an open environment for reportingThe benefits of anonymous reportingHow you can use data from reporting to monitor and tackle toxic workplace culturesWhat next? How you can take this learning forward to protect your people and your business.If you care about protecting the safety and wellbeing of your team, and minimising the risk to your reputation, then this webinar is for you. We'll arm you with all the vital information you need about what you should already be doing by law, and what else you can do to stand out as an employer that has a zero tolerance culture towards harassment and puts its people first.