What are the main health and safety regulations? | TUC
Sep 28, 2022 · 1. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Also known as the 'Management Regs', the employer’s main duties under these include: operating a written health and safety policy. 2. The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992. The main provisions of these Regulations require employers to provide:
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A joint statement signed by organisations and campaigners including the TUC, Age UK, the Fawcett Society, Anna Whitehouse (founder of Flex Appeal) and Pregnant Then Screwed warns of a “witch-hunt” against workers being able to work more flexibly. 07 Oct 2024. TUC welcomes Chancellor’s “crucial first steps” for rebuilding Britain.
Find a union for you | TUC - Trades Union Congress
You have a legal right to join a union. It’s illegal for an employer to disadvantage you because you are a union member. Some unions may have restrictions on who can join. This is usually because they represent people in specialist jobs. Generally unions can’t help people with a problem that happened before they joined the union.
What are my employer's duties under the Health and Safety at …
28 Sep 2022. Your employer's duty under the 1974 (HASWA) is to provide you with a safe and healthy workplace. This includes: a safe system of work; a safe place of work; safe equipment, plant and machinery; safe and competent people working alongside you, because employers are also liable for the actions of their staff and managers;
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Fixed term employees – your rights at work | TUC
Jul 26, 2011 · Fixed term employees – your rights at work. This guide is intended to provide a brief introduction to equal treatment rights for fixed-term workers. These rights are contained in the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations which were introduced in 2002 thanks to trade union campaigning in Europe.
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About the TUC. The TUC exists to make the working world a better place for everyone. We bring together more than 5.5 million working people who make up our 48 member unions. The TUC seeks to work well in all that we do. We are accredited by Fair Tax Mark, Good Business Charter and the London Mayor’s Good Work Standard.
The role of the union representative | TUC - Trades Union Congress
Sep 26, 2021 · Union representative or steward – has statutory rights to represent members in the workplace and carry out other workplace duties. Health and safety representative – has statutory rights to cover many aspects of health, safety and welfare in the workplace and attends health and safety committee meetings. In most unions the union ...
Tackling third-party abuse and harassment | TUC
Mar 22, 2019 · Frequency of third-party abuse and harassment. According to TUC polling of over 4500 workers, for every type of third-party harassment, abuse or bullying that young workers experience, at least half have been subjected to the behaviour three or more times. Nearly two-thirds of those who had experienced verbal abuse from a third-party had ...
What is meant by ‘custom and practice’ in employment terms?
27 Sep 2022. Some terms may be implied through custom and practice in a particular trade or with a particular employer. Terms can also be implied by the conduct of the parties, meaning that they act in such a way that suggests a term has been agreed. For example, it may become customary (over a period of time) to leave early on a Friday, or to ...