Health and safety in the workplace

Everyone has the right to be in a safe and healthy workplace. This is a basic human right as most people spend a large part of their life at work. Employees in the UK mainly enjoy safe and healthy work conditions – pressure from trade unions over the years has made this possible – but this is not always the case. Formed in 1993 from the merger of three public sector unions, UNISON is the UK’s largest trade union and has defended workers’ rights and…