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Dave Joyce Reminds Us Of Need To Repair Tory Damage To Health & Safety At Work Act During Dave's farewell tour of the CWU's Regional Health & Safety Committees and their ASR/USR activists, he gave a warning that the Union must lobby hard for the Labour Party when it is next in Government; to amend the Health & Safety At Work Act 1974 in order to repair the damage done to the rights of working people. Now in the period leading up to the General Election on 4th July 2024, it is time to urge all prospective MPs about the state of Health & Safety At Work rights of employees as a result of 14 years of Tory Government. Specifically, to amend Clause 47 which the Tories destroyed by taking away the rights of workers who are harmed at work to take civil action against the employer responsible with penalties up to and including prison sentencing in the event they are found guilty. There is now no right to do this since the Tories removed the rights from Clause 47 of the Act. This was done by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013. Here Dave explains:
Dave also mentioned an excellent report by Professor Steve Tombs entitled 'Better Regulation: Better For Whom?' which he brought out in April 2016. His report has been available to read and/or download from the Unionsafety E-Library ever since. Click on the image below or go to the E-Library to find it and other documents relating to health & safety at work.
Source: Unionsafety / Chris Ingram
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