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Worker Protection Act 2023 + ERA 2025 · In force 1 October 2026

Build the “all reasonable steps” defence — before the bar moves.

From October 2026 the harassment-prevention duty changes from ‘reasonable steps’ to ‘all reasonable steps’, and you’ll be liable for third-party harassment too. NureComp delivers the EHRC eight-step framework as a continuous workforce programme — discovery, role-mapped training, risk assessment, action plan, evidence pack.

The 5-step compliance loop
Discover
Anonymous survey surfaces the risk shape
Map
Role + sector + workforce profile decide what each person needs
Train
Short modules + scenario assessment per role
Evidence
Regulator-defensible pack on demand
Monitor
Continuous readiness score + alerts
Free 7-day wedge

Free 7-day Workplace Risk Survey

Anonymous 4-minute survey for your staff. Aggregate-only results — no individual response visible to admin. Produces a workplace harassment risk map by site, role, and third-party contact type.

  • Site-level safety perception scores (where staff feel unsafe and why)
  • Third-party interaction exposure across your workforce
  • Manager visibility and reporting-confidence gap analysis
  • Hotspot themes (free-text, PII-stripped, theme-analysed)
  • A first-draft risk assessment you can hand to your solicitor for sign-off
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Sample evidence pack

Download a synthetic-data example showing the exact format your regulator, insurer, or auditor will see.

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Sectors where this matters most

Hospitality

Public contact, alcohol environments, late-night shifts, transient workforce. EHRC names this sector specifically.

Healthcare

Patient contact, intimate-care contexts, lone working. Heightened third-party exposure.

Retail

Customer-facing roles carry significant third-party harassment risk from October 2026.

Education (schools, MATs)

Student-to-staff and parent-to-staff dynamics. KCSIE overlay.

Professional services

Power differentials, after-hours client entertainment, junior-to-senior dynamics.

Construction & trades

Male-dominated culture historically; multi-employer sites.

Bundle savings

Bundle Harassment with AI Literacy and GDPR for £50/seat/year on Pro — saves 33% vs separate purchases.

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Common questions

What exactly changes on 1 October 2026?

"Reasonable steps" becomes "all reasonable steps" — a higher employer-defence bar — and you become liable for harassment of your staff by third parties (clients, customers, suppliers). Both apply to all UK employers, no size threshold.

Will this training pass an EHRC review?

The programme maps section-by-section to the EHRC eight-step framework (policy, engagement, risk assessment, reporting, training, action, third parties, monitor). Our methodology document and evidence pack are designed for direct EHRC inspection.

Are staff survey responses anonymous?

Yes — strictly aggregate-only. Customer admins never see individual responses. Survey results only surface after 5+ responses in a cohort. Learners are told this before they answer.

Do managers get extra training?

Yes. A Manager Overlay module covers handling reports, investigation basics, third-party intervention, and the duty to act on concerns surfaced informally.

What about whistleblowing protections?

From 6 April 2026, disclosures about sexual harassment qualify as protected disclosures. The platform provides the safe survey channel plus an explicit "formal disclosure" route the learner controls.

Start free harassment discovery

Free discovery survey. Report in 7 days. No payment to get started.