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3 DECEMBER 2019
One man’s banter - another woman’s harassment?
Anne Pritam, Partner, Stephenson Harwood
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• We’re talking about….• Harassment • Harassment
1. Going beyond the well-known guidance, how do you call out banter and tackle it? 2. At what point does it become harassment? 3. What if both parties have participated?
Harassment
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• Banter, n.The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.• repartee, raillery, ripostes, sallies, swordplay, quips, wisecracks, crosstalk, wordplay• Late 17th century of unknown origin.
• bants (also bantz), pl. n.: (Brit. informal) playfully teasing or mocking remarks exchanged with another person or group; banter.• @bants; lolbantz
Banter
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Let’s not feel too smug…
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• Three types:• Unwanted conduct related to [protected characteristic] • Unwanted conduct of a sexual nature• Less favourable treatment of a worker because they submit to or
reject sexual harassment or harassment related to sex or gender reassignment
• Conduct has purpose or effect of • violating victim’s dignity, or• creating intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive
environment for victim
• Views of victim override perpetrator's motives• Victim need not have the characteristic• One-strike principle for extreme offence
We’re talking about…Section 26 Equality Act 2010
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• Age• Disability• Gender reassignment• Marriage & civil partnership• Pregnancy and maternity• Race• Religion or belief• Sex• Sexual orientation
#Them too …. other protected characteristics
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• Sexual Orientation• Thomas Sanderson Blinds v English
• Sexual harassment• Unite the Union v Nailard• Reed v CF Fertilisers Ltd • Minto v Wernick Event Hire Ltd
• Race/ethnicity• Georges v Pobl Group Ltd• Basi v Snows Business Forms Ltd• Harper v Housing 21• Evans v Xactly Corporation Ltd
“Just a bit of harmless banter ….”
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• Distinctions are important:• Harassment on grounds of sex may not be sexual harassment• But may still be discriminatory, subject to factual scenario
The #metoo revolution
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• Changing the face of, and faces in, our businesses
• Raising awareness and confidence to speak out
• Expectation of being taken seriously
• Reputational issues now more complex
• But only for gender equality?
Why LA gossip matters in London boardrooms
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When the gag’s ripped off …
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June 2018
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• Punitive ET damages
• One way costs awards
• 6 month limitation, paused for processes
• ET processes to reflect criminal trials
• Statutory questionnaires reinstated
• ET recommendations
Recommendations
• Mandatory duty on employers + statutory code (enforced by EHRC)
• Early duties for public sector
• Public sector risk assessments
• Third party harassment –reinstatement
• Include interns & volunteers
• Awareness raising
• Sector regulators to take action
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• Collect robust data• ET claims• Tri-annual national workplace
surveys• Evaluations • Action plans
Recommendations
• Plain English confidentiality clauses
• PIDA to encompass sexual harassment complaint to police/regulator
• Offence to propose a confidentiality clause preventing or limiting protected/criminal disclosure
• Professional breach to use potentially unenforceable NDA
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The #metoo avalanche
How to touch the untouchable• Positive reporting obligations
• Bell v Lever Bros• Fiduciary Duties• Duty of Fidelity
• Regulatory constraints• Blow the whistle/raise a grievance/start a claim?• Curb widespread use of inappropriate NDAs• BUT trial by public opinion in an age of social media
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Calling it out? Or just another “Feminazi”?
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It’s all in the small print (for now at least)