Health and safety: High Court rules UK failed to implement EU protections for limb (b) workers

Lee Harding and William Mallin explore the recent ruling that workers should be able to bring health and safety detriment claims and should be entitled to personal protective equipment (PPE) The High Court’s judgment fits squarely within the recent trend of courts extending legislation to confer protection on limb (b) workers. Employers that have adopted …
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Cases Referenced

  • Dewhurst & ors v Revisecatch Ltd & anor [2019] ET 2201909/2018
  • R (Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain) v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions & ors [2020] EWHC 3050 (Admin)