Businesses, government and regulators are failing to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace, say MPs. The [Chair of the] Parliamentary Women and Equalities Committee [...] Maria Miller MP, said: "Government, regulators and employers have been dodging their responsibilities for far too long. There is considerable focus on other corporate governance issues like protecting people's personal data and preventing money laundering. It's time to put the same emphasis on tackling sexual harassment." ... 

The Committee's report calls for:

• A duty on employers to prevent harassment
• A more active role for regulators
• Easier recourse to tribunals
• Clarification of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
• Better data on sexual harassment ...

The TUC supports making employers responsible for preventing sexual harassment... Ms Miller said that enforcement through tribunals was inadequate. She said: "The burden falls unacceptably on the individual to hold harassers and employers to account..."