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THE government has been urged not turn its back on new sexual harassment laws that face being scuppered by back-bench Tory peers.
Ministers have vowed to support the private member’s worker protection Bill that will introduce a new duty on bosses to prevent sexual harassment and abuse in the workplace.
The proposed Bill would also require employers to prevent harassment from customers and clients.
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN
Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP
