[IER] Have you signed the petition against the amendment of Section 47 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974?

[Sarah Glenister]

Dear mailing list subscriber

We promised we would continue to update you on the government's
eleventh-hour addition to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill of an
amendment to Section 47 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 that would
remove employers' 114-year-old strict liability for their employees'
welfare.

 

One new development is the launch of an e-petition by Prospect urging the
government to rescind the amendment. If you have not yet done so:

 

 <http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/41086> Please take a moment to
sign the petition here

 


Please also find below the latest updates to this story, where you can learn
more about the opposition to the proposals and their potential implications
for workers:



 
<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/labour-peers-blast-proposed-repeal-114-year-old-
employment-right>
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<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/labour-peers-blast-proposed-repeal-114-year-old-
employment-right> Labour Peers blast proposed repeal of 114-year-old
employment right
As the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill has its Second Reading in the
Lords, we continue to keep you up to date with the progress of an amendment
that could see the repeal of a 114-year-old employment right.
<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/labour-peers-blast-proposed-repeal-114-year-old-
employment-right> Read more



 <http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1306>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Charlie%20Woodhouse.img_
assist_custom.jpg


 
<http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/new-briefing-regarding-removal-114-year-old-heal
th-and-safety-law> Summary of new briefing regarding removal of 114-year-old
health and safety law
A summary of a new IER briefing by Charlie Woodhouse of Old Square Chambers,
who adds further points about the implication of the amendment of Section
47, including its potential to provide gain to the insurance industry and
the injustice of leaving proof of negligence down to the employee rather
than employer.
<http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/new-briefing-regarding-removal-114-year-old-heal
th-and-safety-law> Read more



 <http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1305>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Consequences%20of%20Clau
se%2014.thumbnail.jpg

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1305> Full text of Briefing on the Consequences
of Clause 14 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill
Charlie Woodhouse, Barrister at Old Square Chambers, writes about the
consequences of Clause 14 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill,
which reversing Section 47 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and
thus removes employers' strict liability in personal injury claims.
<http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/briefing-consequences-clause-14-enterprise-
and-regulatory-reform-bill> Read more


 


 

Sarah Glenister

IT Development and Communications Assistant

Institute of Employment Rights

4th Floor, Jack Jones House, 1 Islington, Liverpool, L3 8EG

0151 207 5265

 

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