Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 March 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

Let us say that I am in a workplace that asserts it is essential and I, as a worker, do not dispute that. During the first lockdown, I was able to work from home safely and was permitted to do so. During this lockdown, however, I am being compelled by my employer to go to work, as is the case for many workers. If I approach the HSA and say that it is not right, fair or in line with the Covid guidelines, can the authority do anything for me? Can it investigate whether I could be safely working from home and the employer was getting me to travel unnecessarily?

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