Section 69 — Human Rights Act 1993: Further provision in relation to sexual or racial harassment in employment

69 Further provision in relation to sexual or racial harassment in employment (1) Where— (a) A request of the kind described in section 62(1) of this Act is made to an employee; or (b) An employee is subjected to behaviour of the kind described in section 62(2) or section 63 of this Act—

by a person who is a customer or a client of the employee's employer, the employee may make a complaint in writing about that request or behaviour to the employee's employer. (2) The employer, on receiving a complaint under subsection (1) of this section,— (a) Shall inquire into the facts; and (b) If satisfied that such a request was made or that such behaviour took place,— shall take whatever steps are practicable to prevent any repetition of such a request or of such behaviour. (3) Where any person, being a person in relation to whom an employee has made a complaint under subsection (1) of this section,— (a) Either— (i) Makes to that employee after the complaint a request of the kind described in section 62(1) of this Act; or (ii) Subjects that employee after the complaint to behaviour of the kind described in section 62(2) or section 63 of this Act; and (b) The employer of that employee has not taken whatever steps are practicable to prevent the repetition of such a request or such behaviour,— that employer shall be deemed to have committed a breach of this Act and the provisions of this Act shall apply accordingly.