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WITH many workplaces sweltering as the temperature nudges into the 30s Celsius, can it ever be so hot at work that you are allowed to go home? The law does not set any maximum temperature in the workplace, but says temperatures in indoor workplaces must be “reasonable”. But an employer which believes happy staff are productive might want to go further than the law requires. Claire Merrit, partner at law firm Paris Smith, said: “Employers have an obligation to keep employees safe in the workplace, however health and safety rules set no maximum temperature for the workplace. It is...

WITH many workplaces sweltering as the temperature nudges into the 30s Celsius, can it ever be so hot at work that you are allowed to go home? The law does not set any maximum temperature in the workplace, but says temperatures in indoor workplaces must be “reasonable”. But an employer which believes happy staff are productive might want to go further than the law requires. Claire Merrit, partner at Southampton law firm Paris Smith, said: “Employers have an obligation to keep employees safe in the workplace, however health and safety rules set no maximum temperature for the work...

After a shorter season with fewer campers, Maine summer camps are expected to be more 'normal' this year across the state of Maine

"It's just frustrating to have the goalposts constantly moved,” Scarborough mother Jennifer Ladd said.

IT’S a question that a lot of people may be asking in the coming weeks: “Can they make me go back in to work?” With a third of the population fully vaccinated and non-essential businesses largely open, it might look as though the world is well on the way back to normality. But for now, the official advice is to work from home if you can – and it is not clear whether the government will remove those restrictions as it hoped on June 21. The current position is still advice rather than law, so employees and their bosses may both be unclear what to do if there is a disagreement.