Prevention of harassment – all reasonable steps?

Wednesday 7th October 2026

Our Breakfast Briefings are back! Join us on Wednesday 7th October for the latest instalment.

From 30 October 2026, legal protections against sexual harassment will be strengthened under the Employment Rights Act 2025. Employers will be required to take “all reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and can be held liable for harassment under any protected characteristics by third parties, such as customers, clients, contractors and visitors. While detailed statutory guidance on what constitutes “all reasonable steps” is not expected until 2027, employers should be taking proactive action now.

This practical session explores what sexual harassment is, how workplace “banter” can cross the line into unlawful conduct, the preventative measures organisations should be taking now, and what the new “all reasonable steps” duty is likely to mean in practice, drawing on current EHRC guidance.

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Augean

Wednesday 21st October 2026

Join us on Wednesday 21st October, 10am – 1pm, for an opportunity to share common challenges, gain insight into how fellow member companies are continuously improving their businesses, and hear more about Augean, a leading UK waste management company providing specialist services across a range of industries.

Following its acquisition of Future Industrial Services in 2023, Augean has expanded its capabilities in industrial cleaning, decommissioning and decontamination, supporting customers across the Energy, Petrochemical, Manufacturing, Utilities and Cement sectors throughout Scotland, England and Wales. With expertise spanning Renewable Energy, Infrastructure, Construction, Nuclear, Processing, Manufacturing, and Oil and Gas, Augean delivers innovative commercial and compliance solutions in complex, regulated markets.

Scottish Engineering members will have the opportunity to visit Augean’s Specialist Metal Recovery plant and learn more about its recycling and recovery solutions for industrial waste streams, including packaged and contaminated waste, filtercakes, catalysts, alkalis, acids, chemicals, sludges and mercury waste.

The visit will provide an insight into its specialist treatment processes and facilities, including its mercury and copper recovery plants, thermal recovery and treatment facilities, transfer station, Lower Tier COMAH site and HiPod™ container processing operations. Attendees will also hear about the in-house chemical plant design expertise and technical documentation that supports the site’s relevant authorisations.

This visit provides an excellent opportunity to see specialist waste recovery processes in operation and explore how innovative treatment and recovery solutions can support environmental compliance and resource efficiency.

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Prestwick Aerosystems Ltd

Tuesday 27 October 2026

Join us on Tuesday 27 October, 10am – 1pm, for an opportunity to share common challenges, gain insight into how fellow member companies are continuously improving their businesses, and hear more about Prestwick Aerosystems, specialists in the design and manufacture of high-performance wing components.

Based in Prestwick, the team produce leading edges, trailing edges, and spoilers for major commercial aircraft programmes, such as the Airbus A320 and A350 families, as well as Boeing platforms.

Prestwick Aerosystems is a key contributor to the UK’s aerospace sector and plays a vital role in strengthening the nation’s aerostructures manufacturing capability.  Its 1300 strong, highly skilled, workforce are committed to supporting the local and national economy while advancing aerospace expertise.

Attendees will take a short tour which will allow them see the manufacturing process in real-time and see a variety of build stages for the products.

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TechnipFMC

Thursday 29 October 2026

Join us on Thursday 29 October, 10am – 1pm, for an opportunity to share common challenges, gain insight into how fellow member companies are continuously improving their businesses, and learn more about TechnipFMC – a leading technology provider to the traditional and new energy industries, delivering fully integrated projects, products, and services.

TechnipFMC invites ScotEng members to a Behind the Scenes event at their Dunfermline Campus, home to the REMS, Subsea Drilling Systems and Surface International Business Units. During the visit, attendees will gain a clear view of how our site operates today, with a particular focus on our management system and the ways we drive performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

The session will include an overview of how our teams work within their obeyas to manage priorities, visualise performance, resolve issues and align across business units. Attendees will also gain insight into the scale and capability of the Dunfermline operation, including its extensive assembly, testing, machining, and welding facilities, and how these capabilities are supported through structured, disciplined ways of working.

Agenda

10:00 – 10:30   Meet & Greet with Refreshments

10:30 – 11:30  Shop Tour of Component Manufacturing | Assembly & Test (2 Groups of 10)

11:30 – 12:30  Site & Value Stream Obeya Tour

12:30 – 13:00   Buffet Lunch

13:00 – 13:30  Feedback & Close-out

13:30  Depart

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RWG

Tuesday 3rd November 2026

Join us on Tuesday 3rd November, 10am – 1pm, for an opportunity to share common challenges, gain insight into how fellow member companies are driving continuous improvement, and learn more about RWG, a global leader in the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of gas turbines.

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