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2nd Report - Misogyny in music
Women and Equalities Committee
HC 129
Published 30 January 2024
Recommendations
17
Accepted in Part
Broaden Equality Act to impose proactive duty on employers protecting workers from third-party sexual harassment.
Recommendation
The Equality Act 2010 should be broadened to impose a duty on employers to be proactive, rather than simply reactive, in protecting workers from third party sexual harassment and for a statutory code of practice to support them in doing …
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Government Response Summary
The government supported the Worker Protection Act 2023, which introduces a duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment from October 2024 and allows for a 25% uplift in compensation. However, it explicitly states there are no current plans to reintroduce employer liability for third-party harassment.
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Accepted in Part
Until the law is changed banning the misuse of NDAs, anyone being asked to sign...
Recommendation
Until the law is changed banning the misuse of NDAs, anyone being asked to sign an NDA should have an automatic right to seek advice from qualified lawyers at CIISA. No individual should be provided with legal advice by a …
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Government Response Summary
The government supports the report's conclusions on NDA misuse but states CIISA cannot provide specific legal advice due to conflict of interest. Instead, CIISA will ensure individuals get access to expert, independent support and advice from other sources.
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Accepted in Part
The Government must develop and introduce a new strategy in schools, aimed specifically at boys...
Recommendation
The Government must develop and introduce a new strategy in schools, aimed specifically at boys on issues of misogyny, sexual harassment and gender-based violence. (Recommendation, Paragraph 145) 65
Government Response Summary
The Department for Education is reviewing its statutory Relationships, Sex and Health Education guidance and will publish an updated version for consultation shortly, indicating an action related to the recommendation's aim, but not a specific new strategy for boys.
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