Health and Safety Law 2024 (October 2024)

The tribunal concluded that time off to attend the course should have been granted and the “business case” test was not appropriate in these circumstances. The more appropriate test was whether attendance at the course was reasonable to allow the representative to carry out her health and safety duties. In addition, the tribunal rejected management’s suggestion that working in an office minimised her need for training, pointing out that office environments had given rise to repetitive strain injuries, stress-related conditions, and exposure to violence.

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