Employers Not Meeting the Costs of Workplace Injuries and Illness, Accuses TUC

• Author:
• TUC RISKS

The TUC estimates workplace injury and illness costs the UK economy £18bn a year, but claims that the average British employer pays just £70 per employee in insurance to cover the annual cost of compensating staff hurt at work.

The TUC yesterday called for employers to pay more of the costs of poor workplace health and safety in ‘Radical solutions are all we can afford’, its submission to the Government review of employer liability insurance.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI... (209 more words)

Member login

If you are a member of the Workplace Law
Network, please enter your details below

My email address
My password
Keep me logged in:
	I've forgotten my password

Protecting your data

We take data protection very seriously. We will never share your data with third parties. We process data in accordance with: the Data Protection Act 1998; the 11th edition of the British Code of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Marketing Practice; and the DMA Direct Marketing Code of Practice.