This Section amends section 40 of the Equality Act 2010 by inserting subsections (1A), (1B) and (1C), which cover harassment of employees by a third party. The provision encompasses all three types of harassment set out under section 26 of the Equality Act 2010. For harassment relating to protected characteristics, this provision extends to all protected characteristics covered by harassment (age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation).
	New subsection (1A) provides that an employer must not permit a third party (such as a customer or client) to harass an employee.
	New subsection (1B) explains that an employer permits a third party to harass an employee only in circumstances where an employee is harassed in the course of their employment, and it is shown that the employer failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent the third party from harassing them.
	New subsection (1C) defines a "third party" as a person other than the employer or a fellow employee.
Part 1: Employment Rights Protection from Harassment Section 21: Harassment by third parties