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    Employers have a common law duty to ensure the safety of employees at work. This includes maintaining safe premises, plant, equipment, systems of work, and employing competent staff. A breach of this duty or of relevant safety statutes can result in the employer being found liable through the tort of breach of statutory duty if the plaintiff can prove the elements of the tort.

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    Employers have a common law duty to ensure the safety of employees at work. This includes maintaining safe premises, plant, equipment, systems of work, and employing competent staff. A breach of this duty or of relevant safety statutes can result in the employer being found liable through the tort of breach of statutory duty if the plaintiff can prove the elements of the tort.

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    Employers' Liability and Breach of Statutory Duty: Revision Checklist

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    Sultan Mughal
    Employers have a common law duty to ensure the safety of employees at work. This includes maintaining safe premises, plant, equipment, systems of work, and employing competent staff. A breach of this duty or of relevant safety statutes can result in the employer being found liable through the tort of breach of statutory duty if the plaintiff can prove the elements of the tort.

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    Employers’ liability

    and breach of
    statutory duty

    Revision checklist
    Essential points you should know:
    5
    The scope of the common law duty to ensure the safety of employees
    The operation of the law in relation to safety of premises, plant, system of work
    and competency of staff
    The elements of the tort of breach of statutory duty
    The tests used to determine whether a breach is actionable

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