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Gone unlocked to state the following:
* Familiaraise yourself with s44 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
* If you do not feel safe to go to work and you are an employee - then do not go. State your reasons in writing and send an email to your manager, cc-ing HR (1/?)
* Familiaraise yourself with s44 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
* If you do not feel safe to go to work and you are an employee - then do not go. State your reasons in writing and send an email to your manager, cc-ing HR (1/?)
* Your email should outline solutions for making you feel safe at work and/or specify what you want to happen. Be clear you expect a written response & reference your statutory rights.
* Dig our your contract and read it - make sure you know what all the clauses mean (2/?)
* Dig our your contract and read it - make sure you know what all the clauses mean (2/?)
* Talk to your workmates you know you can trust. Set up a WhatsApp group or something without involving management. Would they sign up to send a similar email? You have strength in numbers (3/?)
* Ask for copies of risk assessments the employer has undertaken. What risks have they identified and how will the risks be reduced? Has the assessment been carried out by a health and safety pro or someone who doesnât know what theyâre doing? (4/?)
* If you are a member of a union, contact your rep/organiser/officer and tell them what youâre doing.
* If youâre not in a union, join the one relevant to your job TONIGHT. Contact me if you donât know what union that would be & Iâll help (5/?)
* If youâre not in a union, join the one relevant to your job TONIGHT. Contact me if you donât know what union that would be & Iâll help (5/?)
* Solidarity is all we have.
* You CANNOT rely in your employer to do the right thing no matter how much of âa good laughâ or whatever they are.
* You have rights. Learn what they are, stand up for them, fight for more than weâve got now (6/?)
* You CANNOT rely in your employer to do the right thing no matter how much of âa good laughâ or whatever they are.
* You have rights. Learn what they are, stand up for them, fight for more than weâve got now (6/?)
* You have the right to be consulted in health and safety matters at work with or without a union.
* Consultation is NOT âthey just told us what would happenâ - itâs being involved and included in decisions. Make sure your employer knows youâre aware of your rights (7/?)
* Consultation is NOT âthey just told us what would happenâ - itâs being involved and included in decisions. Make sure your employer knows youâre aware of your rights (7/?)
* If you are frightened, know that youâre not on your own. Take advice from people you trust, contact your fellow employees and tell them how you feel & what youâve learned about your rights.
* We are all we have. Donât wait for the Labour Party to save you (8/?)
* We are all we have. Donât wait for the Labour Party to save you (8/?)
* Be sure the advice youâre getting is reliable. Do random people on twitter know what theyâre talking about? (Iâm a trade union official - so yes, I do).
* You can DM me if you need help (9/?)
* You can DM me if you need help (9/?)
* Solidarity is a weapon. Use it. Fight for yourself and your workmates.
* Donât allow them (be they government, landlords or bosses) to tell you that you can have no control over your own life. We all deserve better & we win better by fighting for it
(10/10).
* Donât allow them (be they government, landlords or bosses) to tell you that you can have no control over your own life. We all deserve better & we win better by fighting for it
(10/10).
Final point (sorry!) - if youâre self-employed then itâs different, and harder, and not really possible to tweet general advice in the same way. Happy to be contacted by self-employed people (and others) needing advice.
