Caution under the mistletoe or by the office water cooler


New workplace anti-harassment rules have just come into force. There is now a duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual pestering of their employees.

Failure to do so can lead to unlimited compensation.

This covers inappropriate comments, exclusion from meetings or just admiring and paying a compliment, if the employee objects. And certainly no casual touching.

It is typical of the woke nonsense, which will go some way to killing off Christmas parties.

In a survey, 87% of workers said that they would rather have a bonus than a party, so forget the mistletoe!

Good memories though.

Rodney Hylton-Potts