Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 February 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Mr. Mark Doheny:

In response to the Senator's query on supports for employees, energy and set-up costs, slow broadband and mental health supports, we envisage all of those issues ask being key components of the code of practice. The Bill provides for a code of practice, which will establish best practice for employers and employees with regard to how schemes will work at organisational level. We see all of these as key issue to be discussed in the code of practice. We have considered these issues as part of the process.