The DWP this week announced a new workplace safety reviewNeil Shaw Assistant Editor (Money and Lifestyle)10:26, 10 Jul 2026Updated 10:27, 10 Jul 202620,000 people have backed a call for a new law banning employers from forcing people to endure high temperatures at work. The UK currently has minimum temperatures a workplace needs to maintain in order to stay open - but no maximum.‌The Department for Work and Pensions this week said there could be new legislation. DWP Minister Sir Stephen Timms said that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is considering changes to the rules, with news coming later this year. He said: "The HSE is Great Britain's national regulator for workplace health and safety. There is a legal duty for employers to fully assess the risks to workers from extreme heat.‌"H