Updates
Remote Working
Code of Practice on Flexible and Remote Working Published by the WRC
March 19, 2024
The WRC have published the long-awaited Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Right to Request Flexible Working and the Right to Request Remote Working (the “Code”). The Code was required in order to implement the right to request flexible and remote working arrangements as set out in the Work Life Balance and […]
Work/Life Balance
August 16, 2023
The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 was signed into law on 4 April 2023. The overall aim of the Act is to introduce new rights for employees in order to support a better balance of work life, family life and caring responsibilities. Several of its key provisions including the right to request […]
Right to Request Remote Working and the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill
November 24, 2022
The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill was announced earlier this year. The Bill is intended to give effect to the EU Work Life Balance Directive 2019/1158 which was due to be transposed into Irish law by August 2022. The Government have recently announced plans to integrate the Right to Request Remote Working into […]
Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2022
April 25, 2022
On 25 January 2022, the Government published the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2021. The Bill provides employees with a statutory right to request a remote working arrangement. It further requires employers to have a Remote Working Policy in line with a proposed Code of Practice. Submitting a Request Employees are entitled to submit […]