Petition · past parliament

Make it compulsory for refuse workers to wear shorts in hot climatic weather.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the government and parliament to put through wearing shorts for all refuse workers across Britain in the summer months and make it compulsary and make it a law for the rights of the workers and for the health and safety of staff.
I want the government/parliament to do it as companys are not listening to there employees pleas on the subject

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for. Decisions about uniforms for workers, including relaxing requirements to wear uniforms in hot weather, are a matter for individual employers, not the UK Government or Parliament.

Employers already have legal obligations to ensure the health and safety of their workers, and the Health and Safety Executive has published guidance on how to respond to the effects of the weather, which you can read here: https://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/outdoor.htm

Timeline

14 Jul 2022 Petition opened for signatures
19 Jul 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Jul 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.