Businesses and employers

Free speech is a vital human right: it should be part of your ESG programmes.

Recent cases have highlighted legal responsibilities to protect your employees’ free speech. Have you kept up with the legal developments? Are you managing your risk appropriately?

Read our (refreshingly short) briefing note.

Why companies need to act urgently on free speech

Requirements under the Equality Act for free speech protection

The Equality Act and the Forstater Case: Protected Viewpoints

Employers liable for harassment by their employees: the Fahmy case

Employers harassing staff by allowing disciplinary process to be weaponised: the Meade case

Equality Act and employer liability for harassment for protected views: the Phoenix case/Open University