Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 April 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

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

Ms Joanne Mangan:

More of a complement. The hybrid model would be not necessarily a replacement. There is always a place for the office and many companies will retain their offices. As I also said, many companies will let go their premises. We have heard of many companies that have already done this and have decided to make the move to going remote. The hub brings in another place to work. People think working remotely means working from home but it does not. Home is one place people can work. Working remotely means working without a specific location. A hub is a good option and it complements the home. It also complements the office. There is no ideal model I can share today. Grow Remote is very much in favour of fully remote working. If the job can be fully remote it means people can live in their community. Many companies are trying different approaches. Some companies use a hub plus home model. Some companies use a home plus office model. We even have some that use an office plus hub plus home model. It adds another option. It is a really good option for people where the office is too far away or where they do not want to travel to the office every day but where their home is not necessarily a suitable location or where they want to meet people in the local area.

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