Employers will from today face an even greater legal responsibility to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, in a strengthening of UK employment law. The Employment Rights Act, a key pillar of Labour's 2024 manifesto, currently requires companies to take "reasonable steps" to protect staff. As of today, the law now states they must take "all reasonable steps", in a move the government says will increase employer responsibility and help people feel safer at work. https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-budget-healey-burnham-labour-badenoch-farage-davey-12593360 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Why not listen to one of our podcasts? This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy or Ed Conway's Stuff Matters, available here: https://podfollow.com/stuff-matters To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales