David is a Partner in the firm’s Employment team. He advises a wide range of private sector med-tech and life science clients on contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
"Our work place is an open plan office and I am having constant complaints about the air conditioning settings, with one employee saying they are too cold and another insisting on turning it on because they are too hot. How do I handle it?
David McCarroll writes:
Ah yes, welcome to every open plan office in the country and the never ending conundrum of air conditioning!
There are a number of issues to be aware of in considering this scenario.
There are Regulations governing the issue of office temperature, ventilation and, indeed, the general physical environment in a workplace - the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007.
These Regulations were introduced pursuant to the Safety, Health
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