The University branch of UNISON has been contacted by a representative for a group of staff who were apparently advised that if they wish to have water to drink at work – hardly unreasonable, and particularly in the current very warm spell of weather – they should bring in bottled water of their own.
An Area Organiser for UNISON advises: “…the law requires employers to provide employees with a clean source of water supply, either water dispensers/fountains or bottled water according to the Workplace (Health and Safety) Regulations 1992…. generally we would expect a ‘sensible’ employer to provide [a] source of cool water [or] water at normal/room temperature, as we find it most commonly available in schools, hospital, council offices etc.”
Please refer to page 6 of the following guide (under the section headed “Welfare”):
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