Calls for temperature limits in workplaces as absences expected to rise in hot weather

Calls for temperature limits in workplaces as absences expected to rise in hot weather

An increase in absences is expected as heatwave forecasts have led to calls for temperature limits in workplaces.

Labour backs law for maximum working temperature - Business Plus

New laws are needed that will allow employees to stop working when temperatures get too high, the Labour Party has said. Marie Sherlock, Labour's health spokesperson, is seeking the introduction of legally defined temperature cut-offs in workplaces. The Dublin Central TD said that as summers get warmer, the government needs to protect the health and safety of workers. She also called on employers to have adequate protections for workers and to e…