The TUC has called for measures to be put in place when it gets too hot to work.
Employees are not expected to work when the temperature drops below 19°C (or 13°C if they are do physically demanding work), but there’s nothing for when the workplace gets too hot.
With long range weather forecasts suggesting a long, hot summer is on the way, the TUC would like to see the law changed so that employers are forced to act when the temperature inside hits 24°C, and that staff could be sent home and their employers prosecuted if it soared to 30°C (or 27°C for those engaged in physically demanding work).
And we all know how difficult it is working when the office is too hot…
Nigel Costley, Regional Secretary of the South West TUC, told the PRSD: “Even when the summers are bad, as last year’s was, the temperature in some workplaces can be unbearable for employees and potentially dangerous in others.
“No-one is expected to work in sub-zero temperatures but overheated employees are meant to carry on regardless of how high the office temperature soars.
“We need to see action now, before the impact of climate change is felt and our summers become hotter than ever.”
posted by Cptn
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