A MAJOR development in the campaign to resolve issues around working practices in the racing industry could be just days away.

Agricultural status was removed from staff working in the racing industry in 2015 and the matter was the subject of a high-profile Labour Court case last year. That judgement, which centred around working hours at Ballydoyle Stables, found that training racehorses is not an agricultural activity and so employers could not rely on exemptions from the Working Time Act when rostering staff for duty.