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. Dermot Mulligan:

Distance is an issue. As Ms Gray was saying earlier, at the extreme people could work from other countries, including countries outside of the EU. Distance can be a factor in respect of some remote working arrangements. If you had employees working outside of the EU, it could raise all sorts of issues with regard to regulations on workplace health and safety.