Tens of thousands 'don't have proper toilet facilities at work', claims study

Tens of thousands of UK workers do not have decent toilet facilities at work, a study claimed today.

Huge numbers of staff have ‘unnecessary restrictions’ placed on them they attempt to use facilities, according to research the Unite union.

Banking, construction, finance, lorry driving, warehousing and agriculture were named as the worst sectors for ‘toilet dignity’.

Research by the union found examples of bank workers having to urinate in a bucket, no female toilets being provided on construction sites and bus drivers not being allowed a break for over five hours at a time.

Assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail said: ‘It is simply disgraceful that in 2018 tens of thousands of UK workers are denied toilet dignity at work.

‘The examples that Unite has revealed are simply staggering and it is clearly deeply humiliating for the workers who are being denied toilet dignity.

‘Employers have got absolutely no excuse for ensuring toilet dignity and if they fail to do so they should be prosecuted by the HSE (Health and Safety Executive).

‘Unite will not be passive on this issue. If workers are denied toilet dignity we will name and shame the guilty parties.’