Thursday 20 June 2019

Health staff are suffering serious sexual harassment at work

Health staff are suffering serious sexual harassment at work Nurses, care assistants, cleaners and other NHS staff have suffered lewd sexual insults, groping and even rape while at work, according to research published by UNISON today.

Being leered at or subjected to offensive ‘banter’ and suggestive gestures are regular occurrences for some of the nearly one in ten (8%) healthcare staff who reported being sexually harassed in the past year.

Verbal abuse (64%), such as unwanted remarks and jokes was the most common complaint, according to the report It’s Never Ok,released on the penultimate day of UNISON’s annual conference in Liverpool.

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