'Massive wake-up call to employers': Worker wins €7,500 award over post-midnight work emails

A business executive at a subsidiary of meat producer, Kepak has been awarded €7,500 over being required to deal with out-of-hours work emails, including some after midnight, that led to work in excess of 48 hours a week.

'Massive wake-up call to employers': Worker wins €7,500 award over post-midnight work emails

By Gordon Deegan

A business executive at a subsidiary of meat producer, Kepak has been awarded €7,500 over being required to deal with out-of-hours work emails, including some after midnight, that led to work in excess of 48 hours a week.

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