UNISON welcomes better health and safety protection for zero-hours workers

UNISON has welcomed a High Court ruling that zero-hours contract workers should enjoy better protection at work.
The union’s national health and safety officer Robert Baughan commented: “We are pleased that the courts have ruled that zero-hours workers must enjoy the same health and safety protection as any other workers, and we look forward to the government providing the health and safety regulators with the resources to enforce this judgement.”
Mr Baughan added: “