'Coronavirus: Unions demand 'tough new safety measures' for workers before lockdown restrictions lifted'

...The TUC [Trades Union Congress] said ministers must make it a requirement for all UK employers to produce a specific Covid-19 risk assessment before the Government considers allowing people to return to work.

It comes as new polling for the union umbrella group found two in five workers were concerned about returning to their jobs over the risks of contracting the disease...

TUC boss Frances O'Grady said the measures were needed to ensure workers had the "confidence" they would not put their families at risk when returning to their jobs. "Many employers have struck sensible deals with unions to protect workers’ health, safety and wellbeing. But too often decent employers are let down by those who play fast and loose with safety," she said...

The call comes amid increasing pressure on Boris Johnson... to set out a plan for easing lockdown restrictions...