With the Christmas period fast approaching many companies will be taking on extra staff to help with various operations within their company, jobs like manufacturing, sorting, cleaning or even delivering, with many temporary (temp) workers only being required to work for an average of four to five weeks do they have any rights within that company?
All workers have the same rights within a company they are all covered by The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
As an employer you must ensure that a proper risk assessment is carried out and that all the dangers are identified and proper procedures are put into place to protect ALL your workers (including temporary and agency). If you are a temporary worker you must also follow the companies Health and Safety procedures you also have a duty to:
• Look after your own and your co-workers health and safety don’t carry out actions that will put or your co-workers life in danger.
• You must co-operate with all health and safety procedures in the company that you are working in.
As an employer you have a legal responsibility to ensure that:
• All Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is supplied free of charge, including gloves, hard hat, boots and hi-visibility vests, all equipment must be in reasonable order and fit you properly.
• Workers must be trained to a safe reasonable standard before being allowed to work on machines.
If you are a temporary or agency worker and believe that your employers are putting your Health and Safety at risk then you can contact the Health and Safety Executive in the strictest confidence.
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