Health
Staff ‘pressured to go back to work’ in breach of UK Covid rules – The Guardian
One in nine employees say they were ordered to return, while firms avoid HSE fines for breaking regulations
Thousands of workers feel pressured to return to their jobs when they still risk spreading coronavirus, and employers who breach Covid guidelines are avoiding serious punishment, according to evidence of major weaknesses in Englands lockdown measures. One in 10 of those doing insecure work, such as zero-hours contracts and agency or gig economy jobs, said they had been to work within 10 days of a positive Covid test, according to research seen by the Observer. For workers overall the proportion…
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