Union proposes maximum working temperature and four days of ‘climate leave’

Unite is seeking a meeting with Enterprise Minister Peter Burke to discuss its proposal. File Picture: Conor Ó Mearáin/Collins 

A statutory maximum working temperature is among extreme-weather proposals being put forward by a union.

Unite is seeking a meeting with Enterprise Minister Peter Burke to discuss its proposals, which also include four days’ paid “climate leave” if conditions render travel hazardous or workers need to address pressing domestic needs resulting from extreme weather.