Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 19:

In page 11, to delete lines 6 to 9, and substitute the following: “request a review of the start date of the flexible working arrangement which may be agreed upon by the employee.”.

This amendment seeks to stop the provision or power that allows an employer to push the start date of an agreed flexible working arrangement out by up to six months. Allowing employers the power to change a start date solely based on their business needs is completely counterproductive to the spirit of this legislation.