Coronavirus plan for returning to work puts employees at risk, says TUC

Exclusive: draft guidelines ‘vague, non-binding and can’t be supported in current form’

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Britain’s trade union body has warned the government’s draft guidelines for getting employees back to work during the coronavirus crisis will put people’s health at risk and cannot be supported in their current form.

Frances O’Grady, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), criticised the non-binding guidelines for letting employers decide what is safe when it comes to distance between workers, cleaning practices and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

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