Harassment Complaints to the SRA Soared by Nearly 500% Last Year
The Solicitors Regulation Authority received 70 harassment complaints in the year to October 2018, on the back of #metoo movement.
July 26, 2019 at 05:32 AM
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The number of reported harassment complaints rose by 483% last year, according to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), which cited the impact of the #MeToo movement on greater reporting.
In the year from November 2017 to October 2018, the SRA received 70 complaints of harassment in the workplace, up from 12 in the previous year, according to a report published by the authority this week.
Four years ago, just three complaints of harassment were received by the authority, a spokesperson confirmed.
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