Legal expert's answers to key questions on returning to office

Can employers go into an employee’s home to do an ergonomic inspection? What equipment to provide for the employee and who pays for it? All your hybrid work questions answered

Deirdre Malone, associate partner in employment with EY, advises employers to phase their hybrid work plan into operation to give people time to adjust. 

Shared input from employers and employees will be critical to any successful hybrid work model, advises Deirdre Malone, associate partner and head of employment law, EY Law Ireland.

She says employers are seeking advice on the legislation, old and new, which governs the choices many employers are currently already making. Can employers go into an employee’s home to carry out an ergonomic inspection?