Preventing workplace sexual harassment The Worker Protection Amendment of Equality Act 2010 Act 2023

July 31, 2024

David Leach talks through the new worker protection amendment of the Equality Act 2010 in relation to preventing sexual harrasment in the workplace.

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David Leach

David is a public sector specialist. He has substantial experience working across all aspects of employment law for a wide variety of local government and public sector partners, including the police and educational establishments.

David applies his experience as an in-house lawyer to all his client relationships. He takes a collaborative approach to understanding his clients’ values and their drivers and needs and secondly the environment they are operating in creating solutions and fair and balanced outcomes for all.

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A Guide to Local Authority Charging and Trading Powers

Written and edited by Sharpe Pritchard’s Head of Local Government, Rob Hann,

A Guide to Local Authority Charging and Trading Powers covers:

• Updated charging powers compendium • Commercial trading options

• Teckal ‘public to public’ • Localism Act

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Our team advises on a wide range of public law matters, spanning electoral law, procurement, construction, infrastructure, data protection and information law, planning and dispute resolution, to name a few key specialisms.

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Recent orders for possession in University protest camp claims - implications for academic institutions

Joe Walker and Fred Groves provide an update on unauthorised pro-Palestinian protest encampments on university premises where many have refused to comply with demands to vacate.

Dear Government - It’s time to get innovative about means of public investment

Steve Gummer and Shyann Sheehey issue a call on the government to make use of their options to address various barriers to investment and innovation in the manufacturing sector.

Significant tightening of rules for water companies – the Water (Special Measures) Bill

Allan Owen and Elizabeth Withers discuss the recent Water (Special Measures) Bill and how the changes will affect water companies in the UK.

The Golden Thread of information unravelled: navigating the Golden Thread Guidance for Higher-Risk Buildings

Steve Gummer and Shyann Sheehy talk through the recent Construction Leadership Council guidance on a ‘Golden Thread’ of information as part of a new regulatory regime for Higher-Risk Buildings.

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Green Steves

Our ‘Green Steves’ series

As part of our commitment to helping local authorities innovate in the green space, our infrastructure and energy partner, Steve Gummer has teamed up with Steve Cirell to produce a series of thought pieces about what local authorities could be doing to further the green agenda.

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Edition 32

Our specialist teams look at the some of the critical legal issues facing public sector organisations.

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Rob Hann Cropped Rob Hann is Head of the Local Government team at Sharpe Pritchard. He has over 30 years in local government, having worked for several local authorities and as the ex-head of legal at 4ps/Local Partnerships for many years.

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