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Hospitality Industry: Women

Asked by Charlotte CaneLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 25 November 2025UIN 91797

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support women in the hospitality sector.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The Government is taking important steps through its Employment Rights Bill to protect workers from misconduct in the workplace, including women in the hospitality sector.

We are introducing measures that will restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements in cases of harassment and discrimination and strengthen protections for workers who ‘blow the whistle’ on sexual harassment.

The Bill will also require employers to take ‘all reasonable steps’ to prevent sexual harassment of their employees and introduce an obligation on employers not to permit the harassment of their employees by third parties.

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