As we approach the Xmas shut down period when a significant number of employees will be on a break from their workplace, the issue of employees digital rights is very much on the agenda at the moment, with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation committed to exploring putting the right to disconnect on a potential statutory footing, as we all potentially can remain always "switched on" with our smart phones never too far away....

The Labour Court recently upheld a decision of an Adjudication Officer in respect of a claim that an employee had been regularly working excessive hours beyond her contracted 40 hours per week, in breach of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997....