UK’s City Watchdog Expands Rules on Bullying and Harassment

'Botched' single sex spaces rules 'risks harassment and discrimination'

Islington Council has strongly opposed new EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces, calling it unworkable and a risk to privacy, safety, and trans rights.

FCA Says Bullying and Harassment Count as Workplace Misconduct

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has clarified that serious bullying, harassment and violence in the work place qualify as misconduct at financial firms, behavior that could ultimately lead to a ban from the sector.

City watchdog extends rules on bullying and harassment across financial sector

The Financial Conduct Authority said serious incidents qualify as misconduct under its rules across the industry.

UK’s City watchdog expands rules on bullying and harassment

Financial Conduct Authority says more financial services companies will have to report cases of serious misconduct

FCA Confirms Bullying And Harassment As Misconduct, Extends Rules To Thousands More Firms - FinanceFeeds

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has finalized rules that classify serious cases of bullying, harassment, and violence in financial services as misconduct. From 1 September 2026, these rules will extend to approximately 37,000 additional regulated firms, closing a long-standing gap in conduct regulation outside the banking sector. Previously, the application of the FCA’s conduct rules to non-financial behaviour was ambiguous in many parts of t…

FCA Sets Out Next Steps on Its Approach to Non-Financial Misconduct

The regulator is re-evaluating whether to introduce new guidance to assist firms in this challenging area. By Nicola Higgs, Andrea Monks, Rob Moulton, Nell Perks, Becky Critchley, Charlie Bowden, and Charlotte Collins On 2 July 2025, the FCA published its long-awaited proposed next steps on addressing non-financial misconduct (NFM) in financial services. In a joint Consultation Paper and Policy Statement (CP25/18), the regulator is re-consulting…