Unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature which affects people’s dignity. An individual of any gender may be the victim of sexual harassment.
Examples include:
- sexually suggestive comments, ‘jokes’ or gestures
- displaying sexually graphic pictures, posters or photographs
- suggestive looks, staring or leering
- propositions and sexual advances
- making promises in return for sexual favours
- intrusive questions about a person’s private or sex life or a person discussing their own sex life
- sexual posts or contact on social media
- spreading sexual rumours about a person
- sending sexually explicit emails or text messages
- unwelcome touching, hugging, massaging or kissing
The NT is committed to building a culture of safety and zero tolerance of behaviour amounting to sexual harassment.
Reports of sexual harassment at the NT will be taken very seriously and handled with the utmost sensitivity.
The NT has put in place sexual harassment risk assessments for all departments to help identify areas of risk and practical solutions and a roll-out of training for both managers and staff.
Are you in immediate danger? If you are in immediate danger or seriously injured, you can contact the emergency services on 999.
On Report and Support you can report harassment that you are experiencing or something you have witnessed happening to someone-else. All reports go to the NT's People & Culture team for confidential follow up.
You can report a one-off incident or a series of events.
If you report with your contact details, we will be able to follow up with you to find out more, discuss next steps and the direct action we will be able to take.
If you report anonymously this will limit the direct action we can take but it will allow us to potentially investigate if there are multiple reports relating to the same person or a specific team or department at the NT.
Alternatively you can opt to report verbally in person. To do this, send an email people@nationaltheatre.org.uk asking to meet with a member of the People & Culture team to make a report in person. They will get back to you to arrange a time.
Alongside the practical support that the People & Culture team will be able to offer you, the NT's Welfare and Wellbeing team are also available to provide you with space and support to process what has happened to you or what you have witnessed. You can find out more about what is available here.