1. By law, all children of compulsory school age (4-16) must receive a full time education. Section 45 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order, 1986 states: “Duties of parents to secure full-time education for their children 45.—(1) The parent of every child of compulsory school age shall cause him to receive efficient full-time education […]

Under our health and safety legislation, all employers have a duty of care to ensure the health and safety of their employees. In order to determine what measures need to be implemented to satisfy their statutory obligations, employers often carry out a risk assessment. This assists an employer in identifying risks in the workplace that […]

We’ve collated a number of queries regarding wages, employees and COVID-19. Check out the advice from our experienced team below.   I’ve tested positive for COVID-19. If you are an employee and test positive for COVID-19 and are unable to work, your contract will provide you with details of your entitlement to wages. When you […]

COVID-19 and Safety at Work (NI) Under the Health and Safety at Work (NI) Order 1978, employers have a duty to ensure the health and safety of employees and workers when working. In order to ascertain what measures are required to ensure this, employers often carry out a risk assessment that helps them to assess […]

No one likes to be involved in an accident of any kind, but in Northern Ireland, between the 1st January 2019 and 30th June 2019, there were 2,730 road traffic collisions recorded, sadly resulting in fatalities, people being seriously injured as well as slightly injured. A collision occurs when a vehicle that is moving along a road […]

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