Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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I have one final question. It was said that the six-month period is potentially a barrier that is causing people to be hoovered up by companies which are offering remote working. Is there a halfway house? I wonder is it fair to ask employers who are taking on new hires to immediately offer them a remote working opportunity if they have not seen them operating within the business and if they have not got their feet under the table to some degree. Is that something that is achievable within three months? I can understand the reason the six months is there but I can also understand the point made by Grow Remote that it is potentially creating a recruitment challenge. Would a halfway house of three months perhaps meet the needs of both parties?