Air quality and allergens at work: your rights
You should not have to trade your breathing for a wage. Here is what your employer must do about stale air, dust and fumes, and how to press for action.
Health & safety
Risk, injury, stress, hazards and what employers must do about them.
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Outdoor workers: health and safety duties
No thermometer reading automatically stops outdoor work. Your employer still has to control the danger, and you have rights if you are punished for protecting yourself.
Co-working spaces: who is responsible for safety?
A shared office does not mean shared excuses. Your employer still owes you care, and the operator must deal with the risks it controls.
Workplace wellness programmes: what rights apply?
Counselling, health checks and fitness classes can be useful. Check what you can use, what stays private and which health duties your employer must meet regardless.
Is psychological safety a legal right?
An unsafe rota, racist abuse or punishment for speaking up needs more than a wellbeing policy. Here are the duties you can use and the deadlines you must not miss.
Mental health and safety at work: employer duties
Your employer's duty of care covers mental health as well as physical safety. What you can ask for when workload, bullying or unsafe shifts are making you ill.
Health and safety for home and hybrid workers
Working at your kitchen table does not make safety your bill to pay. Your employer must assess the risks and act on them.
Does an employer owe contractors safety duties?
Being hired through an agency or paid against an invoice does not erase the client's safety duties. Here is who owes you protection, and how to act when they fail.
Is it too hot to work? UK temperature rules explained
Too hot to work? Your employer must control heat risks. Here is what to do today, how to raise it, and when leaving may be protected.
Health and safety in hospitality: employer duties
A wet kitchen floor, a scald or a customer who will not leave staff alone. Your employer must act. Here is what you can do before your next shift.
Violence at work: what must employers do?
Threats and assaults are not something you should have to put up with at work. Your employer must assess the risks and act on them. Here is how to make them answer for it.
Electrical safety at work: your rights and what to do
A PAT sticker does not make a damaged cable safe. Your employer must control the danger, and you should not have to risk a shock to keep your shift.