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
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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As drafted, the balance is very much in favour of the employer. The right to request is very limited when the employer can just refuse and one cannot appeal on substantive grounds. Hopefully, that will be amended.