About this event
The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces a significantly tougher framework for preventing sexual harassment at work. Employers will be required to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment, including harassment by third parties.
At the same time, disclosures of sexual harassment will explicitly qualify as protected disclosures under whistleblowing. This strengthens protections for those who speak up and places greater responsibility on employers to ensure reporting routes are trusted, effective, and free from retaliation.
This Personnel Today webinar, in association with learning provider VinciWorks, breaks down the steps all organisations must take on sexual harassment compliance under the Employment Rights Act.
Editor Rob Moss is joined by Nick Henderson-Mayo, head of compliance, and Naomi Grossman, compliance manager at VinciWorks, and Elizabeth Gardiner, chief executive of the whistleblowing charity Protect, to explain how the Employment Rights Act builds on other laws, and what HR, legal and compliance teams need to do to demonstrate that all reasonable steps are in place.
From upgrading whistleblowing routes to innovative approaches like “bystander intervention”, join us to develop a clear plan for whistleblowing and preventing sexual harassment.
Register now to learn more about:
- Sexual harassment duties under the Employment Rights Act
- The move from reasonable steps to all reasonable steps
- What action tribunals and regulators expect to see
- Sexual harassment as a protected whistleblowing disclosure
- Bystander intervention as a reasonable preventative step
- Third-party harassment and employer liability from the first incident.
What additional steps are you planning to take to upgrade your sexual harassment compliance? Reserve your place now on this 60-minute webinar, which includes a presentation, panel discussion and Q&A.
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External speaker
Nick Henderson-Mayo Head of Compliance @ VinciWorksE
Nick leads corporate compliance strategy and advises senior executives on governance, regulation and decision-making under uncertainty. He joined the company in 2016 and works with organisations ranging from fast-scaling startups to global enterprises, helping them use compliance as a strategic tool for trust, reputation and sustainable growth. Nick regularly delivers executive briefings and industry webinars on financial crime, sanctions, data protection and internal compliance. He previously advised startups and non-profits on governance and growth strategy and has worked with charities and in the public sector.
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External speaker
Elizabeth Gardiner Chief Executive @ ProtectE
Elizabeth Gardiner is chief executive of Protect, the UK’s whistleblowing charity. She is an employment solicitor and joined the charity in 2018 to supervise Protect’s free legal advice service, which has supported around 50,000 whistleblowers in its 33-year history. She was made CEO in 2020 and, since September 2025, has acted as joint CEO alongside Sybille Raphael. Elizabeth has provided consultancy and training to employers in the UK and to trade unions in the EU on whistleblowing and appears regularly as an expert in the media. She has a background in public policy and, in previous jobs, she has worked in both Houses of Parliament and for a trade union. Elizabeth is also vice chair of the Whistleblowing International Network Board of Trustees.
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External speaker
Naomi Grossman Compliance Manager @ VinciWorksE
Naomi brings her expertise in compliance and organisational development to help businesses navigate complex, business-critical areas including diversity and inclusion, ESG, data protection and workplace culture. She is a storyteller by training, with a background spanning public service, non-profit leadership and organisational development. She previously worked in the Governor of Massachusetts’ office, helped grow Rape Crisis Centers internationally, and founded her own company supporting older women to tell and preserve their life stories
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Team member
Rob Moss Editorial Director @ Personnel TodayT
An experienced business editor, Rob has been hosting webinars and podcasts about HR, L&D and employment since 2006. He became editor of Personnel Today in 2010, leading a team of expert journalists who cover HR trends, employment law, and all the latest news in the profession.
