An employer who requires an employee to perform work on a regular basis after 23:00 and before 06:00 the next
day must -
- inform the employee-
(i) of any health and safety hazards associated with the work that the employee is required to perform;
and
(ii) of the employee’s right to undergo a medical examination;
- at the request of the employee, enable the employee to undergo a medical examination, for the account of the employer, concerning those hazards -
(i) before the employee starts, or within a reasonable period of the employee starting, such work; and
(ii) at appropriate intervals while the employee continues to perform such work; and
- transfer the employee to suitable day work within a reasonable time if -
(i) the employee suffers from a health condition associated with the performance of night work; and
(ii) it is practicable for the employer to do so.
