13,329
of 20,000 signatures
To Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP
A couple of summers ago, our kitchen air-con broke down and the company didn't fix it. They argued that it was not on the budget while temperatures hit above 35 degrees. We were working in front of hot stoves and grills, barely any ventilation, not enough cold drinks. Literally melting.
But this isn't just a kitchen problem, I know many others are suffering from extreme temperatures in their workplace.
Right now there are only recommendations on maximum workplace temperatures, and this has to change. There needs to be a legal limit and consequences when employers do nothing - a legal maximum workplace temperature needs to become law in the UK.
Petition text
We want the government to:
- Set a legal maximum working temperature for all employers, public and private, including gig and zero hours workers.
- Give the HSE real enforcement powers, including fines where employers fail to maintain safe temperatures.
- Require essential employers, including NHS trusts and care homes, to have robust cooling systems and contingency plans when they fail.
- Create an anonymous route for workers to report breaches, without fear of retaliation.
- Require all employers to have a temperature contingency plan so workers aren't left unprotected when heating or cooling breaks down.
30 Jan 2023
We need more support and more signatures.
As more and more employers are taking advantage of there being no law regarding the matter and ignoring reccomendations making workers suffer while working and to top it up not even compensating for the fact.
Introduce legal maximum temperatures at work
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