Prevention of sexual harassment - Incident reporting and training

Dedicated services have been introduced for any employee who experiences or observes sexual harassment in the workplace.

Employees can now report incidents directly via the council’s newly introduced telephone helpline on 01620 827200 or by e-mail at shrs@eastlothian.gov.uk . These services are managed by Human Resources between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday. All employees are assured that concerns raised via these routes will be dealt with sensitively and confidentially.  Employees can also raise any concerns related to sexual harassment directly with a manager or their Trade Union Representative.

To ensure shared awareness of the council’s zero tolerance stance and to keep our employees safe, everyone must complete the new Learnpro Module on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Work as soon as possible.

The module can be found by logging on to learnPro and selecting the Human Resources section.

Managers are responsible for ensuring that all employees undertake this module and any barriers to access should be discussed with Human Resources.

If you have any queries, please speak with your line manager or contact your Human Resources Adviser.