Health & safety
Can I get help with back pain caused by work?
A broken hoist, a punishing pick rate or a badly set-up desk can leave you in pain. Your employer has duties before you become too ill to work.
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Health & safety
Health and safety signs: when are they needed?
Your employer must control the danger, then warn you about any significant risk left. A sign cannot do the job of a barrier, a repair or proper training.
Health & safety
What health and safety records must be kept at work?
An accident entry, training log or exposure record can help prove what happened at work. Know what your employer owes you and how to get your own evidence.
Health & safety
Health and safety law: what does my employer have to do?
Your employer must make the job safe. Start with what to write after a shift, where to report a hazard, and what to do if speaking up costs you shifts or pay.
Health & safety
Can I claim for an occupational disease?
A diagnosis is the start, not the whole case. Find out what you can claim, what evidence to keep and how to challenge unsafe work without missing a deadline.
Health & safety
Health and safety in manufacturing
A production target does not excuse a missing guard. Know which equipment checks are due, how to report a fault and what protects you if you refuse dangerous work.
Health & safety
Does my employer have to give me PPE?
Required safety kit must fit and protect you. Your employer pays. Here's when the duty applies and what to do if protection is missing.
Health & safety
Workplace first aid: what must employers provide?
A first-aid box is no use locked away, and a first-aider is no cover on their day off. Check what your employer owes you on the shift you actually work.
Health & safety
How to report an injury at work: accident books and RIDDOR
You have the right to report an injury. Get treated, tell your employer in writing and keep your own record. RIDDOR deadlines may already be running.
Unions & employee voice
How can staff be heard without a union?
You do not need a recognised union to have a say at work. Know when your employer must consult, how to choose representatives and what to do if staff are ignored.
Unions & employee voice
Do UK employees still have European works councils?
UK employees cannot demand a new European works council after Brexit. Existing participation can continue, and domestic consultation rights offer a separate way to get information and challenge plans.
Unions & employee voice
Can workers picket during a strike?
You can explain a strike and ask people not to cross your picket line. You cannot block their way. Where you stand matters too.