Employee found 50% contributory negligent in relation to injuries sustained whilst he was descending from the cab of a tractor during the course of his work.

Ireland's response to the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has evolved rapidly culminating in the closure of schools, colleges, pubs and bars.

There can be no doubt that it has been a significant and challenging year for health and safety. Businesses have responded with resilience and ingenuity in adapting to the outbreak...

The search for a healthy work-life balance is a process in which people seek to change things in accordance with changes in their own priorities, physical, psychological or both

The Spring European Employment Summit, hosted by International Employment Lawyer took place recently in Croke Park. The summit brought together senior in-house...

Employers can establish a mandatory retirement age for employees but such ages must be capable of being reasonably and objectively justified if they are challenged by employees as being discriminatory on grounds of age.

In addition to the duties owed to employees, employers have legal obligations to safeguard the health and safety of others, including visitors and trespassers, at their workplaces.

Penalties for health and safety infringements have historically been lower in Northern Ireland than for the UK as a whole.

The Revised Work Safely Protocol was published on Friday the 22nd of October and includes an updated guidance note which was issued by the Labour Employer Economic Forum on the 20th of October last.

The Government has published updated guidance for employers and workers which sets out best practice for keeping workplaces safe now that a return to workplaces is underway.

The Minister for Enterprise and Innovation published draft Health and Safety Regulations on 23 November 2012 for consultation purposes.

The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that employers are required to set up systems to measure daily working time.

In this briefing we examine the potential liability for employers in relation to accidents involving employees driving home after working long hours.

Given the health and safety risks which might arise in the case of any breach, the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 creates strict liability obligations for employers

On 31 January 2022, the Irish government published the Transitional Protocol: Good Practice Guidance for Continuing to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (the "Transitional Protocol") .

On Thursday, 16th September last, the Government published an updated Work Safety Protocol ("the Protocol"). This is the third revision since the Protocol was first published in 2020.