Worker Protection Act 2023: The Reasonable Steps Defence

Overview
A 6-module course covering the 2024 EHRC reasonable-steps duty. The learner runs through a sexual-harassment scenario across complaint intake, evidence triage, risk matrix, budget-constrained controls, off-premises events, and reversed hot-seat investigation. Approximately 155 minutes total. Course delivered in English.
Target Audience:
HR business partners, in-house counsel, line managers, EHRC-facing compliance officers, and senior managers at any UK employer.
Features and USPs:
Risk matrix (5×5 likelihood / severity grid with zone cards). Budget constrained control selection (£ cap enforced with recommended-control scoring). Inline micro check calibration. CCTV review with observation-card flag / no-flag (video scrubber). Dialogue tone wheel (4 rounds × 4 tones with evidence-field scoring). Transcript highlighter. Reversed hot seat (respondent questions investigator). Legally reviewed by qualified UK counsel.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify and respond to a sexual harassment complaint under the new duty
- Build a reasonable-steps risk register that survives EHRC scrutiny
- Allocate a constrained controls budget to the highest-risk vectors
- Conduct an investigation that meets ACAS Code of Practice 1
- Engage with off-premises and third-party events under the duty
- Defend an investigation against a respondent procedural challenge