ASOS denies claims it is risking employees' safety by not enforcing social distancing measures
ASOS"totally refutes" claims from a workers union it is risking employees' safety by not enforcing social distancing measures during the coronavirus outbreak.ASOS told Radio 1 Newsbeat this has"created panic and hysteria in an already uncertain time" about working conditions in its Barnsley warehouse.The union had carried out a survey which suggested the majority of staff felt unsafe at work as they were working too close to one another.
"Since the lockdown, we have introduced a range of additional health and safety measures and the Environmental Health Officer, who visited the site on Friday, confirmed he was happy with the protocols we have in place," it says in a statement.The government says that businesses and workplaces should encourage their employees to work at home, wherever possible, and has advised people to stay two metres away from other people at all times during the coronavirus outbreak.
"Trying to stay two metres, it's really hard, because working patterns haven't been changed to protect workers," Mike says. "When workers are packing items it's only about three feet, if that, away from each other, and they're full everyday.
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