U.K. Employers Told to Protect Staff From Virus or Be Prosecuted

U.K. employers have been told they face prosecution if they fail to comply with rules designed to keep staff safe from coronavirus as they return to work.

“Employers have a duty to keep employees safe in the workplace -- that is absolutely enshrined in law,” Business Secretary Alok Sharma said at a press briefing from Downing Street on Tuesday.

The government is trying to encourage people who can’t work from home to return to their workplaces from Wednesday as it seeks to reopen the economy. That effort depends partly on people believing that it’s safe to go back amid the ...