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BLOG Under the Equality Act (EqA) 2010, employers may be held vicariously liable for acts of harassment committed by one employee against another – but
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Blog Most of us can agree that treating somebody unfairly on the basis of their sex, race or disability isn’t acceptable – but when it
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