Employee Benefits

There are a vast number of different statutes governing safety issues, but health and safety is not only governed by legislation. It is also under what is known as ‘common law’ all employers have a duty of care imposed on them to protect their employees. There is also a term implied into all employment contracts requiring employers to take care of their employees’ health and safety.

For example, as employers we try to:

• provide a safe place of work
• provide a safe system of work
• provide adequate plant and equipment
• recruit competent and safety conscious staff

If we fail to take reasonable care in any of these areas, we run the risks of not only having unhappy team but also a poor work environment.

We all have to a responsibility to develop a safe place of work.