Employee welfare

What you will find on this page

Information to help an employer ensure the welfare of their staff at an event

Your duties as an event organiser

If you employ anyone, you must so far as is reasonably practicable, provide adequate and appropriate welfare facilities for them while they are at work.

What you need to do

You have to provide adequate welfare facilities for your employees.

‘Welfare facilities’ are those that are necessary for the well-being of your staff, such as washing, toilet, rest and changing facilities, and somewhere clean to eat and drink during breaks.

Find out more

• Guidance for employers on welfare provision

For answers to some frequently asked questions on employee welfare follow these links:

• First aid
• Toilet numbers in a workplace
• Working times
• Working Time Regulations
• Smoking
• Min/max temperatures