We provide free employment legal advice to women in England and Wales experiencing sexual harassment at work including:
Mondays 3pm – 5pm and 6pm – 8pm
Tuesdays 6pm – 8pm
Wednesdays 6pm – 8pm
*ANNOUNCEMENT* NEW SESSION OPENING FROM 26th APRIL 2024 onwards: Fridays 10am-12pm
The line is closed on bank holidays.
Our lines can get very busy, if you do not get through right away we advise you to call back later that session and try again. In the meantime, we suggest you read our comprehensive handbook which has lots of useful information and template documents that you can use. Also read the ACAS Sexual Harassment Guidance 2021 and EHRC Sexual Harassment Guidance 2020.
We offer telephone interpreting services on all our advice lines. You will need to tell the adviser what language you speak, then you will be put on hold while we connect an interpreter who will translate during the call.
Worker Protection Act 2024
Right of Women successfully campaigned to change the law on sexual harassment at work. From October 2024, all employers will have duty to take reasonable to prevent sexual harassment of their employees. Failure to do so may mean employees are entitled up to 25% compensation uplift from their employers. For more information, contact our advice line above.
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
We recommend that you inform the EHRC if you have experienced sexual harassment at work, no matter what stage you are in the process (even if you have entered into a settlement with the employer) as they may be able to use their regulatory powers to take action against the employer or fund litigation on your behalf. See more information here.
In 2023, the EHRC only received one whistleblowing disclosure about sexual harassment, which does not accurately reflect the true scale of the problem We encourage survivors of sexual harassment at work to inform the EHRC about any breaches of equality law they have experienced to ensure the EHRC are using their powers effectively. See recent examples: Sainsbury’s, McDonald’s and Ikea.
For more information and advice about whistleblowing contact Protect.
You can also request funding for sexual harassment legal cases from the EHRC here and for race discrimination cases here.
If you have or are in the process of issuing an Employment Tribunal claim about discrimination (including sexual harassment) we recommend that you inform the EHRC by emailing [email protected].
See more here.
Check to see if you qualify for discrimination legal aid here. Choose the option of ‘gender’ discrimination, which includes sexual harassment.
Our criminal law advice line can advise you on: sexual offences including rape and sexual assault; domestic violence, harassment and stalking; coercive and controlling behaviour; reporting offences to the police and the criminal justice system; criminal injuries compensation; complaints about the police and other criminal justice bodies.
Our family law advice lines can advise you on: domestic violence and abuse; divorce, finances and property on relationship breakdown; cohabitation, finances and property on relationship breakdown; parental responsibility and arrangements for children; lesbian parenting.
We have three immigration and asylum law advice lines: our EU settlement scheme advice line; our immigration and asylum law advice line; and our professionals' advice line.
