Migrant workers: your health and safety - Overview

1. Overview

All workers are protected under British health and safety law, whether they are working in Great Britain legally or not.

Every worker has the right to a safe workplace where any risks to their health and safety are properly controlled.

This means your employer has to protect your health, safety and welfare while you are working for them. They are legally responsible for your safety at work so you have the right to know who employs you. Where your employer’s identity is not obvious or you are not sure who it is, ask someone such as your supervisor.

There are responsibilities for both workers and employers under British health and safety law.

Link URLs in this page

What you must do as a workerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/migrantworkers/worker/what-you-must-do.htm
If you have a disability or are a new or expectant mother https://www.hse.gov.uk/migrantworkers/worker/if-you-are-disabled-or-an-expectant-mother.htm
What your employer must dohttps://www.hse.gov.uk/migrantworkers/worker/what-your-employer-must-do.htm
What you should do if you are concerned about your health and safetyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/migrantworkers/worker/raising-a-concern.htm
More guidance and supporthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/migrantworkers/worker/guidance-and-support.htm
Next page What you must do as a worker https://www.hse.gov.uk/migrantworkers/worker/what-you-must-do.htm
Publications in other languageshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/languages/index.htm
Working in the UK from overseas - agriculture and food processinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg410.htm