The Job Clinic ; Brendan Barber Is General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress

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IT'S great that this summer has been such a hot one, but it means I am getting really hot in my office. I am required to dress formally, making it even more uncomfortable to work. Is there anything I or my employer can do about this?

ALTHOUGH there is a legal minimum working temperature - 16C unless much of the work involves severe physical effort in which case the temperature should be at least 13C - there is no maximum temperature. But employers have a duty to make sure that the inside temperature is 'reasonable'.

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The Job Clinic ; Brendan Barber Is General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress

The TUC wants to see a maximum working temperature of 30C (or 27C for those doing ...

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