Who is responsible for workplace e-waste?
Being handed the old laptops does not make their disposal your problem to fund. Ask for a safe method and a lawful destination.
Health & safety
Risk, injury, stress, hazards and what employers must do about them.
46 guides
Shift work and fatigue: health and safety
A rota can meet the hours limit and still leave you dangerously tired. Know your night-work rights, what your employer must change and where to get help.
How should work be made safe for older staff?
Pain after a shift is a reason to review the work, not write you off. Your employer must assess the risks and your capability, not make assumptions about your age.
AI and workplace safety: who is responsible?
A safety wearable does not excuse an unsafe workload. What to ask before wearing a tracker, who can use your data and how to challenge the risks.
Can my employer require vaccination?
You can refuse vaccination. That does not always protect your job. Ask for the policy and the risk assessment before accepting a threat to your shifts or pay.
Biological hazards at work: employer duties explained
A carer handling soiled bedding needs protection as much as a laboratory technician. We explain what your employer owes you and how to challenge unsafe work.
Working alone or in remote locations: safety rights
Working alone is usually legal. Leaving you without a workable safety plan is not. Here is what to ask for, when you can leave danger and where to get help.
How can staff raise health and safety concerns?
A safety concern needs someone who can act on it. Know who to tell, what your representative can do and when to go outside the business.
Occupational health: what can my employer ask?
Occupational health advises on how work affects your health and what needs to change. It cannot order you back to work, and a referral does not give HR access to your medical history.
Can work cause hearing loss?
Ringing ears after a shift are a reason to act, not something to get used to. Your employer must control dangerous noise, not simply hand you ear defenders.
Workplace emergencies: fire and evacuation plans
Your employer must make sure you can get out safely, on every shift. Check your route today, and know what to do if danger is ignored.
Does workplace design have to be accessible?
A till you cannot stand at or stairs you cannot climb can be a legal barrier to work. What your employer must change, who pays, and how to challenge a refusal.