Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Marie SherlockMarie Sherlock (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will put the questions and the witnesses can answer them at a later stage. I agree with everything Ms King said in her submission. On the waiting period of 26 weeks, does she think that is appropriate before an employee can request a right to flexible work? What is her view on the impact of having to wait 26 weeks, particularly for those who seek remote working opportunities? We need to expand working opportunities for those who want to work but cannot work. We have a pensions affordability issue. We need to expand the labour market. The second question relates to the request-----

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