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Your employer's duties to ensure your workplace is safe, including accidents, hazards, occupational health and stress. Also includes employee's responsibilities.
Information provided applies to England & Wales
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Links to information about the responsibilities of employers when they employ a young person under the age of 18, whether for work, work experience, or as an apprentice.
Information on workers' rights and responsibilities. Answers questions such as are you covered by health and safety laws, and what can you do if you think your workplace is unsafe.
Information about whistleblowing and the Public Interest Disclosure Act. Also explains where to get free, confidential legal advice to help you decide whether and if so how to raise a concern about a danger or illegality that you have witnessed at work.
If you decide to blow the whistle to a prescribed person rather than your employer, you must make sure that you have chosen the correct person or body for your issue. Information about the prescribed persons and bodies who you can make a disclosure to.
If you’re a professional working in the NHS or in adult social care and you have concerns about the care that a patient or client is getting, this page tells you where to start to raise the issue.
