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If you employ people in your business then you need to be aware of the Employment Rights Act 2025. In short, it’s the biggest UK employment law changes in decades and it’s rolling out between now and 2027.
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Harassment and Third-Party Liability: What 'All Reasonable Steps' Looks Like for a Small Business
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 introduced a new preventative duty on employers. It requires you to take 'all reasonable steps' to prevent sexual harassment of your employees — not just to respond when it happens.
The Employment Rights Act builds on this framework, and the direction of regulatory travel is clear: employers are increasingly expected to be proactive, not reactive.
For small business owners, 'all reasonable steps' can sound like a phrase designed for large organisations with dedicated HR and legal teams. So let's make it concrete.
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