Recording Working Hours – Your Questions Answered
Published on: 03/05/2022
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Colm Byrne Associate, A&L Goodbody LLP
Colm Byrne Associate, A&L Goodbody LLP
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Colm Byrne is an associate in A&L Goodbody's Employment Law and Corporate Immigration practice and advises employers across a range of sectors on corporate immigration and global mobility issues as well as contentious and non-contentious employment law matters.

In addition to advising clients on the full suite of employment law matters including compliance with legal obligations, the conduct of internal HR processes and the termination of employment, Colm is a key member of A&L Goodbody’s Corporate Immigration practice which specialises in advising clients on all aspects of Irish immigration law. Colm assists our domestic and international clients in managing all Irish aspects of their corporate immigration and global mobility requirements including employment permit applications, intra-group transfers of senior management and key personnel, right to work checks and working permissions outside the scope of the employment permits system.

Colm has worked closely with ALG Solutions to streamline the employment permit process through the application of ALG’s innovative legal technology solutions expertise. Our Corporate Immigration group offers clients a bespoke technology solution which has transformed the employment permit process for both employers and employees.

Recording Working Hours – Your Questions Answered

Are employers required to record employees' working hours?

Yes, The Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (the 1997 Act) imposes an obligation on employers to keep detailed records of their employees' daily and weekly working hours. Employers are required to keep these records for three years from the date they are made. Failure to do so is a criminal offence.

When it comes to keeping records of employees' hours of work, the 1997 Act is to be read alongside the Organisation of Working Time (Records) (Prescribed Form and Exemptions) Regulations 2001 (the 2001 Regulations). The 2001 Regulations expressly requires employers to keep records of "the days and total hours worked

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 03/05/2022
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