Peoplesafe urge action to tackle the rising tide of violence, abuse and harassment against frontline workers

Change is urgently needed. Workers responding to our survey have called for stronger preventative measures, including specialist training, robust reporting systems, and visible safety provisions, alongside tougher penalties for perpetrators. We remain concerned that despite the Worker Protection Act mandating employers take reasonable steps to address sexual harassment in the workplace, many employers have still not implemented these steps a year after the Act came into force. It is also imperative that the government strengthen legal frameworks to prevent all forms of gender-based violence in the workplace and close existing loopholes to ensure every worker can feel safe at work.

LONDON, 04/11/2025 (informazione.news - comunicati stampa - industria)

Change is urgently needed. Workers responding to our survey have called for stronger preventative measures, including specialist training, robust reporting systems, and visible safety provisions, alongside tougher penalties for perpetrators. We remain concerned that despite the Worker Protection Act mandating employers take reasonable steps to address sexual harassment in the workplace, many employers have still not implemented these steps a year after the Act came into force. It is also imperative that the government strengthen legal frameworks to prevent all forms of gender-based violence in the workplace and close existing loopholes to ensure every worker can feel safe at work.

The Suzy Lamplugh Trust is urging government and employers to take decisive action, including:

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All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 1003 adults across 4 sectors- Retail, Hospitality, Healthcare and Transport. Fieldwork was undertaken between 5th - 10th September 2025. The survey was carried out online.

 All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc.
 31% was calculated by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust using YouGov figures. We multiplied the number of respondents who were taken to follow up questions about the incident they had experienced by 100 and then divided it by the total number of respondents.
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 35% was calculated by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust using YouGov figures. We multiplied the number of respondents working in the healthcare sector who were taken to follow up questions about the incident they had experienced by 100 and then divided it by the total number of healthcare respondents.

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