{"id":12696,"date":"2025-06-23T17:06:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T17:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&p=12696"},"modified":"2026-07-03T14:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:28:00","slug":"third-party-harassment-liability-and-tribunal-awards","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/hr-compliance\/bullying-harassment\/third-party-harassment-liability-and-tribunal-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Third-party harassment and tribunal awards explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Third-party harassment liability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Will the Employment Rights Bill lead to particular topics of conversation being banned in pubs, and even the end of free speech? Some commentators have suggested as much. For instance, Geraldine Scott, senior political correspondent at The Times<\/em>, has said: “Pubs could ban customers from speaking about contentious beliefs such as religious views or transgender rights over fears of falling foul of Labour’s workers’ rights reforms. The Government has been warned by the equalities watchdog that rules could ‘disproportionately curtail’ freedom of expression and be applied to ‘overheard conversations’.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reality of the proposal and its likely consequences is slightly more nuanced:<\/p>\n\n\n\n