No employers have been prosecuted for Covid safety failings since the start of the pandemic, according to the TUC. An experienced inspector at the HSE, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Observer that inspectors were unable to halt work activities exposing workers to coronavirus because the virus was only classed as a significant threat. Employment minister Mims Davies last week said Covid had been classified as significant rather than serious, as it best supports inspectors in making sensible, proportionate regulatory decisions. Its undoubted that citizens of our country, who are of working age, have gone out to work and lost their lives, he said. They are without access to the powers they need to take action where necessary.The TUC said it was concerned the lower-risk classification was allowing employers to get away with exposing workers to avoidable threats.
No employers have been prosecuted for Covid safety failing.
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