When temperatures climb in the UK, it’s increasingly difficult to motivate ourselves into tackling our daily commute and heading into the office.
“In very hot conditions the body’s blood temperature rises. If the blood temperature rises above 39°C, there is a risk of heat stroke or collapse.”The TUC wants to make it illegal for employers to keep people at work indoors if the temperature is above 30°C. They have also strongly suggested that protection be put in place for people working outside or driving for a living too.
The rule claims that a maximum figure cannot be given, due to the high temperatures that come hand-in-hand with working in certain industries.In the summer of 2016, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn proposed anAt the time, Corbyn said: “Good employers will have been taking steps to help out their workers in the heatwave. But putting a maximum temperature into law will give everyone a legal right to basic protections from working in unbearable conditions.
Jeremy Corbyn has proposed an Early Day Motion asking the Government to make the TUC's recommendation into lawboard states: “If a significant number of employees are complaining about thermal discomfort, your employer should carry out a risk assessment, and act on the results of that assessment.”