Landmark EU case puts proper tracking of employees’ working hours top of the agenda

This decision clarified that all employers must have a suitable system in place to ensure they are recording employees’ daily and weekly working hours. As Ireland’s working time legislation already requires employers to keep such records, this case may not have the same ramifications for employers here as it will have for employers in other European Union jurisdictions.

That said, the practical reality is that many Irish employers are not aware of their ...