In force since 30 October 2026
Sexual Harassment Prevention Kit for Small Employers
Employers in England, Scotland and Wales must take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees. This kit gives you the documents to help you decide, take and record those steps.
Price: £14
One-off purchase. Instant download. UK buyers only, for now.
Free sample: 30-Day Action Checklist (PDF, 2 pages)
What you get
- Risk assessment and anti-harassment policy, ready to fill in
- Procedure and notice wording for customers and other third parties
- Manager’s guide, staff briefing sheet and three logs for dated records
- Law fact sheet and 30-day checklist. PDF, Word and Excel files.
- Every source linked, last checked 28 October 2026
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Who this is for
- Owners and managers of small employers in England, Scotland or Wales.
- Businesses where staff deal with customers, clients or visitors, such as pubs, restaurants, hotels and shops.
- Anyone who would rather adapt a ready-made risk assessment, policy and logs than start from a blank page.
In force since 30 October 2026. Employers in England, Scotland and Wales must take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees, and must not permit a third party, such as a customer, to harass them: you permit it if it happens in the course of the job and you failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent it (Employment Rights Act 2025 sections 20 to 22, brought into force by S.I. 2026/1065). The law does not list the steps, and when we checked on 28 October 2026 no regulations listing them had been made.
From 30 October 2026 an employer in England, Scotland or Wales must take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of its employees, and must not permit customers, clients and other third parties to harass them if it failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent it. The law does not list the steps. You decide which are reasonable for your business, and you need to be able to show what you did.
This kit gives you the documents to do that. The duty starts on 30 October 2026 and the commencement regulations give no grace period, and the existing duty to take reasonable steps has applied since 26 October 2024, so start now. Most small employers can work through it in about a month, and everything in it is listed under “What is included” below.
Formats: PDF and Word files, plus an Excel workbook with the logs. Works in Word, Google Docs, Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers and LibreOffice. No macros.
Free sample: 30-Day Action Checklist (PDF, 2 pages, 268 kB). Two real pages from the kit’s printable pack, unaltered: the week-by-week list of what to do in the first month, and what to repeat each year.
What is inside
Who makes this, and how it is checked
- Made by
- Plainfiles, run by TurboKast Ltd (company number SC881077), registered in Scotland. 29 Commercial Street, Dundee, DD1 3DG.
- Checked
- Against 8 official sources on 28 October 2026. Every source is linked below.
- Reviewed
- The free guide for this kit was reviewed by Liam Humphreys on .
- If a file is faulty
- We fix it, replace it or refund you. Terms of sale and refunds.
- Who can buy
- Buyers in the UK only, for now. Payment is handled by Stripe; you download the files straight after paying.
Written and designed by Plainfiles with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, then checked against the official legislation and guidance listed in the sources. How we write and check our work.
What is included
- Law Facts SheetThe duty today, what changes on 30 October 2026, third-party harassment, what a tribunal and the EHRC can do, and what the law does not tell you, with the source for each point.
- 30-Day Action ChecklistA week-by-week list: who is responsible, the risk assessment, the policy, briefing and training, records, the first review, and what to repeat each year.
- Sexual Harassment Risk AssessmentRisk factors, third parties, the step you will take for each, and a place to record steps you decided were not reasonable and why.
- Anti-Harassment PolicyA fill-in policy: what sexual harassment is, how to report it, what happens next, customers and other third parties, support, managers and review.
- Third-Party Harassment Procedure and NoticesWhat staff and managers do when a customer, client, supplier or visitor harasses someone, higher-risk workplace steps, and wording for a sign, a booking email and a contract.
- Handling a Report: Manager’s Guide and RecordWhat to do and say when someone tells you, what not to say, the points on settlement agreements, and a record form.
- Staff Briefing Sheet and Sign-InA 10-minute talk to give the team and a signed attendance page.
- Reports and Incidents Log, Training and Briefing Log, Review and Actions LogThree logs in PDF and Excel, with an example row on each, to show what you did and when.
What it is not
- It does not make you compliant. The law does not list the steps an employer must take, so no template can. It helps you decide, take and record reasonable steps.
- It does not guarantee the outcome of a tribunal claim or an Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) investigation.
- It is not legal advice and is not issued or endorsed by the EHRC, Acas or any government body. It covers sexual harassment of your staff in Great Britain, not Northern Ireland, and not other employment law.
Sources and checking
Checked against these official sources on 28 October 2026:
- Employment Rights Act 2025, section 20 (legislation.gov.uk)
- Employment Rights Act 2025, section 21 (legislation.gov.uk)
- Employment Rights Act 2025, section 22 (legislation.gov.uk)
- The Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026 (legislation.gov.uk)
- Equality Act 2010, section 40A (legislation.gov.uk)
- Equality Act 2010, section 124A (legislation.gov.uk)
- Acas: Harassment law changes, sexual harassment
- Acas: Steps for employers to prevent sexual harassment
Written and designed by Plainfiles with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, then checked against the official legislation and guidance listed in the sources. These kits are independent templates to help you organise your paperwork. They are not legal, tax or financial advice, are not issued or endorsed by any government body, regulator or council, and do not guarantee a licence, rating or any other outcome.
Free guides that go with this kit
- Preventing sexual harassment at work: the ‘all reasonable steps’ duty from 30 October 2026 Harassment at work
- Customers harassing your staff: the employer duty from 30 October 2026 Harassment at work
- Sexual harassment risk assessment: a free template and worked example for small employers (UK) Harassment at work
- Sexual harassment policy for a small business (UK): what to include and a plain-English template Harassment at work
- Customers harassing staff in pubs, restaurants, hotels and shops: what employers should do from 30 October 2026 Harassment at work
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