Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Dermot Mulligan:

That legal advice is based on assessments of constitutional rights, which come down to individual situations, so it would depend on the circumstances of the case. I know that that is not a satisfactory answer. Business owners have a constitutional right in respect of the ownership and control of their businesses. That is the core of it, but what the exact rights are in different situations would vary from situation to situation.