Recent headlines have brought the issue of workplace culture into sharp focus, with the Gregg Wallace scandal highlighting the critical need for employing organisations to prioritise safety, respect, and accountability. Wallace, a well-known TV personality, now faces multiple allegations of inappropriate behaviour in a professional setting, sparking widespread discussion about the standards we should expect in our workplaces.
The Gregg Wallace scandal, once again, reveals the urgent need for change and for employers to be held to account for prioritising the reputations of powerful individuals over the safety and well-being of others. It serves as a stark reminder that a safe workplace culture isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s essential for the well-being of employees and those for whom the organisation is responsible, such as volunteers or customers.
Thankfully the new employment legislation – the Worker Protection Act 2023 (Amendment of the Equality Act 2012 – which came into force just over a month ago (on 27 October 2024), marks a significant shift in the legal landscape regarding sexual harassment in the workplace, requiring employers to take reasonable steps to prevent employees from experiencing sexual harassment. Employment tribunals will have the authority to increase compensation for sexual harassment by up to 25% if an employer is found to have breached their duty.
This new legislation means it is more important than ever for organisations to take steps to ensure healthy and safer cultures in their workplaces, and give employees the confidence to come forward, in the knowledge they will be heard, supported and their concerns acted upon appropriately. The Gregg Wallace scandal also provides a powerful call to action for leaders across all sectors to rethink their approach to safer cultures in the workplace.
LimeCulture believe that now is exactly the right time for organisations to drive safer cultures within their workplaces – where expectations of behaviours are clear and inappropriate behaviours, misogynistic attitudes, harassment and abuse are not tolerated, and responses are swift, fair, and embedded in an understanding of trauma – allowing the organisation and all the individuals working within it to thrive.
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Through our specialist consultancy and training services, LimeCulture can support you to create and embed a safer culture in your organisation, prioritising the protection and wellbeing of your employees, volunteers, users, and stakeholders.
We can carry out a comprehensive, independent review of your organisation against our Safer Cultures Framework. We can also work with your leadership team to identify what is needed to model and embed safer cultures, creating bespoke action plans for your organisation. We can also provide ‘safer cultures’ training for your workforce to support the prevention of and response to sexual misconduct, harassment and abuse – including awareness training for all staff; specialist support provision; and trauma-informed training for investigators and discipline panel members involved in sexual misconduct case and provide advisory services to support effective reporting processes and support mechanisms in your organisation.
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