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Third-party harassment: Court of Appeal clarifies employers’ liability
A recent ruling has provided much-needed advice on whether an employer is liable if an employee is harassed by a third party such as a client, reports Phil Allen ‘Whatever the legal niceties, it will be advisable for an employer to take all actions it reasonably can to avoid harassment.’ Harassment is very much in …
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- Burton v De Vere Hotels Ltd [1997] ICR 937
- Pearce v Governing Body of Mayfield School [2003] UKHL 34
- Unite the Union v Nailard [2016] UKEAT/0300/15; [2018] EWCA Civ 1203