Employee Benefits 29th January 2021 5:17 pm 29th January 2021 5:18 pm
All organisations have an obligation to look after their employeesâ health, safety and welfare. This is especially important during the coronavirus pandemic, which has not only exacerbated physical health needs, but has also shone a light on mental health and wellbeing in times of emotional and financial difficulty.
According to research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), a worker in the UK is made ill due to stress at work every two minutes. Itâs essential that all employers take the time to look after their employees, and with remote working currently in place for many, this can prove more difficult.
Over 200 Health Services Workers Union members contract COVID-19; 10 die Listen to article
The Health Services Workers Union of the Trade Union Congress(TUC) says over 200 of its members have contracted COVID-19 with 10 deaths.
According to the General Secretary of the Union, Franklin Ansah the situation is as a result of lack of PPE and sidelining of some health workers who are not classified as frontliners.
In a statement issued, Mr Ansah revealed that two health services workers died of COVID-19 this week.
The statement noted that government’s decision to truncate tax waivers for health workers is demoralizing and reminded government on the need to honour its promise of paying compensation to the health workers who contracted COVID-19 or died from it in the line of duty.
The United Kingdom's unemployment rate soared to a four-year high of 5 percent, as the novel coronavirus continued to impact the economy, latest official figures showed on Tuesday.