A Redditor on /r/askUK was wondering if they were legally protected after their boss demanded they come into work in spite of the Met Office (UK weather service) issuing a “danger to life” warning for this week's stormy weather. Thankfully, they don't seem to have gone in (not that they could when public transport was cancelled) and now I'm more curious to know how managers like this are allowed to keep their jobs after asking workers to risk their lives.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/comments/suyoyt/red_danger_for_life_weather_warnings_and_work/
people do die in storms in the UK, and whilst it's not common, and not many do, a company should NEVER be allowed to ignore a government-backed safety warning.
I hear this sort of thing all the time (endless breaking of COVID regulations spring immediately to mind) and it's about time managers realised that they're lucky anybody comes in at all for the pay they offer; and this sort of behaviour is unacceptable in the 21st century.