 Conclusions and Ways ForwardDavid Walters and
Theo Nichols
Chapter 6 in Worker Representation and Workplace Health and Safety, 2007, pp 146-165 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Despite gradual improvements in the frequency of work-related injuries and fatalities over the course of the last century, in the UK there are still over 20,000 deaths every year that are attributable annually to injuries or ill health related to work; 25,000 people leave employment as a result of work-related injury or illness; and more than 2 million suffer from ill health that in their view was caused or made worse by work. Work-related ill health results in the loss of over 30 million working days each year and many more workers experience limitations on their daily activities that stem from work-related illnesses.1 The failure of employers to properly discharge the legal duties to prevent harm to their workers, which is suggested by such statistics, provides strong ethical and pragmatic reasons why people at work should have rights to adequate representation of their health and safety interests. Keywords: Small Firm; Trade Union; Small Enterprise; Work Representation; Legislative Reform (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-21071-4_7 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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