Royal Mail Sexual Harassment Initiative
The purpose of this LTB is to update Branches on the above initiative. We are aware that Royal Mail has recently launched its sexual harassment awareness training for All business grades, via an initiative called Change for good. The CWU welcome this initiative and advocate members participation.
Sexual discrimination, including sexual harassment is a widespread problem. High profile claims of sexual harassment reported in the media, together with movements such as #Metoo and emerging research, demonstrate how widespread and frequent sexual assault and harassment is, especially in the workplace.
According to the TUC 1 in every 2 women have experienced some form of sexual harassment at work and more than 70,000 (4%) men are sexually abused or assaulted each year.
The CWU is committed to promoting equality in all areas of life and recognise that sexual harassment in the workplace is illegal. As a union, we aim to actively prevent and tackle sexual harassment by creating working environments that support and empower members to report incidences of unwanted sexual behaviour.
The CWU have developed Sexual Harassment toolkits as part of the CWU’s wider strategy on preventing and addressing sexual harassment in our workplaces, in our movement and in wider society. The CWU’s ‘Speak Up, Speak Out: Break the Silence’ Toolkits have been created to help members and branches identify what sexual harassment is, its impacts and effects and what legal protections are in place to protect workers against workplace sexual harassment so that members can make informed choices about recording and reporting incidences of sexual harassment and understand what support is available.
Toolkits can be found attached or by clicking on the following link: https://education.cwu.org/equality/sexual-harassment-toolkits/
Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be directed to equality&education@cwu.org
Yours sincerely,
Kate Hudson
Head of Equality, Education & Development
Bobby Weatherall
Acting Assistant Secretary
24LTB 207 – Royal Mail Sexual Harassment Initiative (002)
Att 1- 07048-CWU-Sexual-Harassment-Toolkit-for-members-A5-v1-002
Att 2 – 07049-CWU-Sexual-Harassment-Toolkit-for-reps-and-branches-A5-v2
CWU Eastern No5 Branch 
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