Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 3
3
Deferred
Amend Employment Rights Bill to extend sexual harassment prevention duty to freelancers.
Recommendation
The Government should amend the proposed duty on employers to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment (clause 19 of the Employment Rights Bill) to ensure freelancers are within its scope. (Recommendation, Paragraph 17)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government references current and upcoming legislation but notes that freelancers' protection depends on specific circumstances. It has launched a Call for Evidence on Equality Law to consider the scope of protections against sexual harassment, effectively deferring the specific amendment to include freelancers.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 10 September 2025. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗