Tag: health safety and welfare act 2005

  • Penalisation for raising concerns about health and safety in the workplace

    Concerned about health and safety in the workplace? Have you been penalised for raising those concerns? If you are you may make a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission(WRC) alleging breach of section 27 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. Section 27 provides protection against dismissal and penalisation as follows: 27.—(1)…

  • The Safety Health and Welfare Act 2005-What It Means for Employers

    It’s easy to get health and safety wrong, isn’t it? Especially if you are an employer. The employer’s duties for work safety in the workplace are very stringent and the primary source of these work safety obligations are contained in Safety Health &Welfare at Work Act 2005. The general duties of the employer are set out in…