Health & Safety

Please visit this page for all Health and Safety related matters. Below are some links to important and useful H&S guides:

Raising Heath & Safety concerns in the workplace – https://www.leedsuni-unison.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/USHA_Raising-a-Concern-Final_HS.pdf

Mental health (MH) in the workplace – please visit our new Mental Health and Wellbeing page.

Taking leave (incl. compassionate leave) and time off work –

• University policy: Policy_on_compassionate_leave
• ACAS advice: https://beta.acas.org.uk/leave-and-time-off
• Caring for sick children: https://www.tuc.org.uk/news/know-your-rights-time-work-when-your-child-sick-says-tuc

Bullying and harassment at work –

• Tackling Bullying at Work: Tackling Bullying at Work
• ACAS advice on workplace bullying and harassment: https://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1864

New and expectant parents, and carers –

• Maternity Leave Policy: Maternity_leave_policy_Mar15
• ACAS advice re pregnancy and maternity discrimination:ACAS Pregnancy___Maternity_Discrimination
• HSE H&S requirements relating to new and expectant mothers at work: http://www.hse.gov.uk/mothers/law.htm
• Paternity Partner Leave Policy: Paternity_partner_leave_policy_Mar15
• University policy on maternity leave / parental leave and pay: http://hr.leeds.ac.uk/info/37/leave_shared_parental_maternity_adoption_paternitypartner_and_parental_leave/29/maternity_leave_and_pay
• Parents and carers advice: https://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1362

Stress at work –

• Stress at Work guide: Stress at Work_June 2017
• Tackling Workplace Stress using HSE Stress Management Standards: tackling workplace stress without edits
• UNISON branch members’ wellbeing and stress survey results: Branch stress and wellbeing survey 2018 results

Flexible working –

• The right to request flexible working (ACAS): https://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1616

Brexit –

• What Brexit Means for H&S: what-brexit-would-mean-for-health-and-safety
• Protecting H&S after Brexit: Protecting health and safety after Brexit pdf_0

H&S Inspections –

• H&S Inspection guide: Inspection Guide_June 2017
• H&S Inspection Notices Information Sheet: UNISON Inspection Notices Health and Safety Information Sheet pd

Equality –

• Trans-equality policy statement: Trans-equality-policy-statement_Final
• Gender in Occupational H&S: Gender 2017
• ACAS advice on equality: https://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1363

Disability –

• Get support in work if you have a disability or health condition: https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work
• UNISON Disability Guide: Disability2016 (Unison Guide)
• Access to Work factsheet (DWP): ATWC1 Customer factsheet
• UNISON Guide to Proving Disability & Reasonable Adjustments:  Proving-Disability-and-Reasonable-Adjustments-Oct2018

Useful H&S information, policies and guides –

• Safety Reps @40 – Celebrating Making a Difference: SafetyReps@40_2017_A5_Leaflet_AW_Digital_0
• H&S Six-pack guide: H&S Six-Pack_June 2017
• Menopause Support Guide: TUC_menopause_0
• Behavioural Safety: hs-doc-2
• Requirements for Contractors: Requirements for Contractors
• Support Staff Procedure Agreement: Procedure_agreement_for_support_staff_Jul13
• ACAS code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures: Acas-Code-of-Practice-1-on-disciplinary-and-grievance-procedures
• HSE H&S at Work Summary Statistics for GB 2018: Health & Safety at work – GB stats 2018 – SPS43718112908460