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let s now get down to business and a new working week is beginning across europe but the question is have you managed to get any sleep? as you ve been hearing, much of the uk and europe is sweltering in an extreme heatwave with temperatures in the uk set to break records today at a0 degrees celsius. the met office has issued its highest warning for some parts of the country, including london, meaning there is a risk to life. so what are the rights of workers when temperatures start to soar? is there a maximum temperature for the workplace? the gmb union says workers should not have to contend with temperatures any higher than 25 degrees celsius and wants that limit to become law. anthony painter is director of policy at the chartered management institute. it s going to be a tough day ahead, many workers may have the luxury of being an air conditioned work bases but it s getting to and from work will be difficult. talk us through the situation? pm? through the situation? any m ....
Ahead, many workers may have the luxury of being an air conditioned work bases but it s getting to and from work will be difficult. talk us through the situation? pm? through the situation? any manager through the situation? any manager should through the situation? any manager should ask - through the situation? my manager should ask what through the situation? jifiy manager should ask what will enable my colleagues to do the best we can that will be very difficult when temperatures are likely to reach over 30 and into the lower a0 degrees, you have to think about what s going to enable my people to do their best work. what will keep them comfortable, listen to them comfortable, listen to them and give them good advice allow them to work at home with the option as existing, if you have two work outside if you are a postal worker, apply some common sense because the law doesn t give guide, make sure people and their safety isn t impaired and where they are working they can do some d ....
Territory but it is more than likely it will be familiar territory as the climate crisis continues and the uk and across europe where employers will have to consider their workplace practices especially as you say for those in structure, do work outdoors. what is and isn t legally 0k? what is and isn t legally ok? in the uk, we aren t used to heat at the sort of level, i m based in cambridge and the hottest day ever recorded was three years ago down the road from me at 38 degrees, it s likely to get hotter than that today and tomorrow. the more as the climate changes as simple as that and it s going to get worse because so far we see an average increase of 1.1 celsius on preindustrial temperatures and we would know it will get warm over the next few years, the law will have to catch up with that situation. some countries do have laws that ....