The 30 October 2026 harassment duties
Two changes take effect on the same day. The duty to prevent sexual harassment becomes a duty to take all reasonable steps. And employers become directly liable for harassment of their staff by third parties — customers, clients, patients, contractors, the public.
This is the Manager Training. It is for managers, owners and those responsible for compliance — the people who have to put the duties into effect. A separate, shorter Employee Training covers what everyone else needs to know; this one does not replace it.
It covers what both duties require, what "all reasonable steps" means now that the word "all" has been added, and what your organisation must have in place. You will then watch a short film for your sector, work through the immediate action points, and sit an assessment.
The assessment is 20 questions drawn at random from a bank of 92, three of them about your own sector, and the pass mark is 18 out of 20. A retake draws a fresh set. On passing, a certificate is issued to you and a copy is sent to your employer.
Your details
Your sector
Choose the closest match. This selects your sector film, your risk profile, and the risk assessment form for your type of business.
Preventing sexual harassment and third-party harassment
What to do now
Four things, in this order. The duty is anticipatory — none of it counts if it happens after an incident.
Tribunals and the EHRC will not take your word for it. Every step should leave a dated record — and so should every step you considered and rejected, with the reason. An employer who can show it weighed body-worn cameras, judged them disproportionate for a small shop, and fitted a panic button instead is in a far stronger position than one that never asked the question.
Twenty questions
Drawn at random from a bank of 92 — including three about your own sector. You need 18 out of 20 to pass.
One at a time, and you cannot go back, so read each properly. There is no time limit. If you do not pass you will see every answer with an explanation, and you can retake with a fresh set of questions.
Select the single best answer.
This certifies that
- Employer
- Sector
- Job title
- Score
- Completed
- Reference
P4B Law · Harassment Prevention — Manager Training · pass mark 18/20
Covers the duty to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment and liability for third-party harassment, both in force 30 October 2026.
Retain this record. It forms part of the employer's evidence of the steps it has taken.