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UK: Preventing sexual harassment at work

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for all workers. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 7 lessons, 12-question final check. Last reviewed 12 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain why preventing sexual harassment is now a legal duty for every employer
  • Video
  • Accordion
  • Quiz

  • Define harassment, sexual harassment and less favourable treatment for rejecting/submitting under the Equality Act
  • Tabs
  • Timeline
  • Video
  • Flashcards
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Distinguish sexual harassment from acceptable workplace behaviour, including online and at social events
  • Sorting activity
  • Accordion
  • Quiz

  • Act as an active bystander and respond as a target, including when the harasser is a customer or client
  • Process
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

  • Report through internal channels and know external routes (Acas, tribunal, EHRC)
  • Process
  • Quiz

  • (Managers) Respond to a complaint promptly and fairly and take preventative steps
  • Checklist
  • Video
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

Final check: 12 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

Where does our commitment to preventing sexual harassment apply?

 

It applies wherever work or work-related contact happens, and to everyone who works for us, not only permanent staff.

Lesson 1, Why this matters, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

A manager hints that a promotion could depend on having a drink alone together. Which description fits best?

 

Linking a work benefit to sexual conduct is the kind of treatment s.26(3) covers. Context and power matter, and one incident can be enough.

Lesson 3, Spot it, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

A customer harasses a member of staff. What is the employer's position?

 

Employers must take reasonable steps now. Under the Employment Rights Act 2025, from 30 October 2026 they must take all reasonable steps and can be liable for harassment of staff by customers and other third parties.

Lesson 4, What would you do?, teaches this. See the outline

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UK: Preventing sexual harassment at work

Completed on12 October 2026
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Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 8 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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7 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why this matters · 8 min

    Explain why preventing sexual harassment is now a legal duty for every employer.

  • Lesson 2: What the law says · 7 min

    Define harassment, sexual harassment and less favourable treatment for rejecting/submitting under the Equality Act.

  • Lesson 3: Spot it · 5 min

    Distinguish sexual harassment from acceptable workplace behaviour, including online and at social events.

  • Lesson 4: What would you do? · 5 min

    Act as an active bystander and respond as a target, including when the harasser is a customer or client.

  • Lesson 5: Speak up · 5 min

    Report through internal channels and know external routes (Acas, tribunal, EHRC).

  • Lesson 6: Manager module · 5 min

    (Managers) Respond to a complaint promptly and fairly and take preventative steps.

  • Lesson 7: Final assessment · 5 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

Based on: Equality Act 2010 s.26 (harassment), s.27 (victimisation), s.40 & s.109 (employer liability), s.40A (duty to take reason…

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Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check Equality Act 2010 s.26 (harassment), s.27 or ask your own counsel.

At induction + annually (EHRC guidance treats regular, refreshed training as a key reasonable step).

All workers in Great Britain.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in Equality Act 2010 s.26 (harassment), s.27.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Leader statement
  • Policy link
  • Reporting channel
  • Anonymous route
  • EAP contact
  • Customer/client-facing risks and controls
  • Northern Ireland law
  • LMS or record system
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