Sexual harassment – are our learners in the workplace safe?

Did you know that half of women say they have been sexually harassed at work - and most admit to not reporting it? Are your staff confident to report it if it happens to them? Are your workplace learners safe in their place of employment? Do you know the top ten myths on sex discrimination? Did you know that Acas have released new guidance on what constitutes sexual harassment, in response to the high-profile cases of abuse and allegations of inappropriate behaviour and sexual attacks by stars of showbiz?

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Publishing your Pay Gap

The Department for Education (DfE) has published its gender pay gap figures, and these compare favourably to the UK’s national average gender pay gap, which is 18.1%. How does your pay gap compare? And what actions have you taken to reduce the gap?

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Mind the gap

New gender pay gap reporting requirements have come into force, with public sector bodies with 250 or more employees required to publish their gender pay gap data. How does your gender pay gap report shape up?

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Mind the Gap

Have you met your legal duties to publish your gender pay gap? How does your figure compare to the UCU’s league table of the top and worst colleges and universities in the sector?

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New legal duty to report cases or suspicions of FGM

Are your staff aware that a new mandatory reporting duty for FGM (female genital mutilation) came into force in October 2015? Do teachers and front-line staff understand the implications of this new legal duty? Have you integrated the requirements of this new duty within your safeguarding policy and within safeguarding training?

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