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Employers are specifically liable for acts of discrimination, harassment or victimisation by their employees if they cannot demonstrate that they took all reasonable steps to prevent such conduct. Under the new law, remedies are now available to employees who experience discrimination in the workplace, including compensation of a maximum of three years’ salary.
Under the new regulations, the protected characteristic “sex” has been replaced with the word “gender” and “pregnancy and maternity” have been explicitly added, while the ground “colour” has been removed.
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