Workplace Law is designed to make the employer more conscious of safety for all staff.

C o m m o n L a w d u t y o f c a r e

Employers must show towards their employees a duty of care under common law. This strongly focuses on a safe place to work. Tort Law applies in the workplace, and in particular, the tort of negligence. The legal concept of negligence suggests that a person's relationship with another is such that if certain types of avoidable accidents occur, the injured party may be compensated for the damage suffered.

The case of Paris v. Stepney Council (1951) AC 367 raises the issue of negligence. The appellant, Paris, had only one good eye upon new...