Welcome to The Work Couch, RPC's recently launched podcast that covers everything employment.

The topic of workplace sexual harassment continues to feature in today's headlines: from NHS staff reporting 20,000 alleged incidents of sexual misconduct by patients in the last five years, to recent research by the TUC that found more women had experienced sexual harassment at work, than those who had not.

So how do employers ensure they deal with allegations effectively? What should they avoid saying at the outset of an investigation? How should they approach their obligations towards the accused harasser?

Ellie Gelder talks to employment law expert Macaela Joyes about:

• Where the law draws the line on workplace "banter";
• How tribunals have approached cases where the claimant has appeared to "go along with" sexualised jokes, or initiated banter as a coping mechanism;
• Five general principles to guide employers when dealing with an allegation of sexual harassment;
• Ensuring impartiality where either the alleged victim or alleged perpetrator is a senior employee; and
• Dealing with complaints involving a criminal investigation by the police, and how to balance your obligations as an employer.

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