Mr. Conor O'Brien:

We recommend employers would carry out an assessment, not necessarily on site but it could be done remotely. We have guidelines and checklists on our website that are very regularly downloaded that show people how to structure this work and if they have home workers, how they make sure the working area is set up correctly. Employers should be carrying out checks in respect of the furniture being used, the desk and the chair, but also that the display equipment is suitable for the purpose, and it is the employer's responsibility to make sure that is done. Of course, the employees also have a responsibility here as well. Anybody who is working from home needs to look after themselves. They need to make sure the area in which they are working and the equipment they are using is suitable. Of course, as the Deputy referenced, with people working from home, organisations need to be conscious of isolation and maintaining the culture of their organisation and trying to find mechanisms that work. It could be having anchor days in the office, doing team meetings once a week, or whatever it might be to make sure people are included and that any sense of isolation is minimised or any stressors that could be building up are being dealt with on a proactive basis.