Penalisation: health & safety and employee rights, October 2010
06.10.2010
Penalisation is described in the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (the “Act”) as any act or omission by an employer that affects, to his or her detriment, an employee with respect to any term or condition of employment.
Acts of penalisation include suspension, lay-off or dismissal, demotion, loss of opportunity for promotion, transfer of duties, change of location of place of work, reduction in wages or change in working hours, imposition of a penalty and coercion or intimidation.
