Section 21 — Harassment by third parties

Extent: E+W+S

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

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In section 40 of the Equality Act 2010 (employees and applicants: harassment), after subsection (1) insert— (1A) An employer (A) must not permit a third party to harass a person (B) who is an employee of A. (1B) For the purposes of subsection (1A), A permits a third party to harass B only if— (a) the third party harasses B in the course of B’s employment by A, and (b) A failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent the third party from doing so. (1C) In this section “third party” means a person other than— (a) A, or (b) an employee of A.