The Health and Safety Authority ("HSA") has published new guidance on working from home for employers and employees ("Guidance").

The complainant was a former employee of a facilities management service provider from 2014 until May 2020, when she resigned.

The Irish Court of Appeal has handed down a decision (DPC v Doolin) relating to the alleged misuse of CCTV by an employer in disciplinary proceedings relating to an employee taking unauthorised breaks.

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar, recently announced changes to the existing legislation on mobile phone use while driving.

At the time of publication of our Insight, "Updated Work Safely Protocol May 2021", it was anticipated that it would be the Autumn at the earliest before the Government would change its...

The hybrid working revolution triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic has been credited for accelerating innovative working practices such as remote working by years, if not decades.

This Autumn, the Irish government plans to progress legislation on an employee's right to request remote working arrangements as a matter of priority.

The decision of the Irish Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA) in DPP v PJ Carey (Contractors) Limited (18th October, 2011) represents a positive development for companies defending prosecutions for serious health and safety offences in Ireland.

A mandatory retirement age (MRA) obliges an employee to retire at a particular age.

A recent decision of the Workplace Relations Commission (ADJ-00011821) emphasises the importance of employers' statutory obligations to employees with disabilities.

An increase in the number of workers seeking to continue in employment beyond the State pension age of 66 posed a key issue for many employers across 2023.

The European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022 (the Regulations) were introduced on 16 December 2022.

When I looked at the flyer for the conference I was immediately impressed with the quality of the speakers and their knowledge of safety law and practice.

Existing health and safety legislation does not require employers to notify the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), as the relevant regulatory body, if an employee contracts COVID-19 in the workplace.

With An Taoiseach's announcement of the ‘Roadmap for reopening society and business' (the ‘Roadmap') on 1 May last, many employers have rightly turned ...

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has upheld a claim for sexual harassment and ordered a beauty salon to pay €25,000 in compensation to its former employee.

There has been an increased discussion around menopause, its impact on female employees and the workforce in recent years.

Ireland is one of the few advanced European countries without a statutory mandatory employer sick pay scheme.

Employee volunteering is a relatively new concept in Ireland, but for many years companies across the world have recognised their responsibilities to their stakeholders and the impact that they have on the local community through their CSR practices.

On 7 October 2010, the European Court of Justice ruled that the Mobile Sites Directive (92/57/EC) applied to the owner of a private dwelling house carrying out works on her house.