Employee welfare

Your duties as an event organiser

If you employ anyone, you must so far as is reasonably practicable, provide adequate and appropriate welfare facilities for them while they are at work.

What you need to do

You have to provide adequate welfare facilities for your employees.

'Welfare facilities' are those that are necessary for the well-being of your staff, such as washing, toilet, rest and changing facilities, and somewhere clean to eat and drink during breaks.

Find out more

Further guidance is available on first aid[1], provision of toilets[2], Working Time Regulations[3], smoking[4] and temperatures in the workplace[5].

Link URLs in this page

  1. first aidhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/faqs.htm
  2. provision of toiletshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/toilets.htm
  3. Working Time Regulationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/workingtimedirective.htm
  4. smokinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/smoking.htm
  5. temperatures in the workplacehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/index.htm
  6. Guidance for employers on welfare provision https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg293.htm
  7. Workplace health safety and welfare: A short guide for employers https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg244.htm
  8. Workplace health, safety and welfare ACOP and guidance https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l24.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

ACOP
Approved Code of Practice

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Updated 2024-10-11