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TUC proposals on ensuring a safe return to work

TUC’s view of the immediate action that needs to be taken to ensure safe working and secure public support for a widespread return to work. It provides a more detailed overview of the processes required to ensure that comprehensive risk assessments and safe working practices are put in place over the period ahead.

- 04 May 2020
Policy proposal

Preparing for the return to work outside the home: a trade union approach

This report sets out what we believe the government must do now to ensure a safe transition from lockdown, looking at how to safely return to work outside the home, the enforcement measures needed to protect workers, and how best to protect workers’ livelihoods.

- 27 Apr 2020
Policy proposal

Protecting workers’ safety in the coronavirus pandemic

Keeping the economy running must be balanced with workers’ welfare and wider public health objectives. We therefore call on the government to provide further direction to employers on what they need to do to ensure safe working, and to set out the enforcement action that they will take against those that refuse. The TUC sets out five key asks for the government.

- 03 Apr 2020
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