The UK is known for its record on health and safety, but the Government seems hell-bent on ripping the rug out from under this.
By Mike Robinson, British Safety Council on 06 December 2022
All EU-derived laws are to be ‘sunset’ by December 2023, meaning that change and uncertainty over health and safety duties and employee rights lie ahead.
By Belinda Liversedge on 30 September 2022
British Safety Council has joined 40 other organisations in writing a letter to the new prime minister to make a personal commitment to uphold rights and protections following concerns of more ‘red tape’ cutting after Brexit.
By Belinda Liversedge on 02 September 2022
The government could use new powers to repeal EU-derived workplace protections without parliamentary scrutiny, a leading lawyer has warned.
By Belinda Liversedge on 13 May 2022
HSE is to carry out a review of the risk of certain substances in tattoo inks and explore the case for introducing restrictions following a new EU ban.
By Belinda Liversedge on 06 January 2022
UK businesses may have to continue to meet any future new European Union exposure limits for carcinogenic substances at work if they are to avoid compensation claims.
By Professor Kevin Bampton on 07 April 2021
Any post-Brexit review of the UK’s health and safety laws must not result in a watering down of workers’ rights, argues Mike Robinson.
By Mike Robinson, British Safety Council on 23 March 2021
The government’s review of workers’ rights has been scrapped in a rapid U-turn after the business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed plans had changed.
By Belinda Liversedge on 01 February 2021
Following years of complex negotiations, a Trade and Cooperation Agreement has now been reached between the European Union (EU) and the UK, setting out the framework for future relations.
By Peter McGettrick, British Safety Council on 11 February 2021
The government is sending the wrong message about building back better for workers after admitting it will be examining EU-derived protections, Mike Clancy, general secretary of Prospect told a conference yesterday.
By Belinda Liversedge on 21 January 2021
