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Minister McGrath publishes Policy Statement on blended working in the Civil Service   The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath, TD, today, Tuesday, 13th July 2021 published a policy statement on blended working in the Civil Service. Since the onset of the COVID-19 emergency in early 2020, the Civil Service like other sectors has, in the main, been working in a fully remote environment. Subject to changes to public health advice, some degree of remote work...

Climate Action Collaborative Manager at Walking Mountains Walking Mountains Sustainability recently launched a campaign titled “Trends with Benefits: Making Remote Work.” You may be reading this (if you’re familiar with Walking Mountains) wondering, why does Walking Mountains care about working remotely? Well, that answer is simple. While working from home comes with numerous benefits for work-life balance, and the checkbook (let’s be real I haven’t filled up my tank in a month), the ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Welcome to a very special January edition of Republic of Labour Law, a monthly newsletter in which we distil the most important Irish legal and HR updates from the last month in 500 words or less. This week in the Republic of Labour Law, we look at the year ahead, and what to expect in 2021. As we look forward to the year ahead with excitement, we also look ahead to what employment law changes we expect in over the next 11 months: Gov...

Tax breaks for working from home to be boosted under new plan The plan will also allow employees to request to work from home and put the onus on employers to explain why such a move may not be possible Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says the pandemic and the shift to remote working has changed attitudes for many employees. File picture Fri, 15 Jan, 2021 - 14:30 Daniel McConnell,  Political Editor Greater tax breaks for people working from home will form a major part of October’s budget, as part of...

A new plan for remote working which, it is claimed will benefit towns and rural areas, includes an aim to legislate so that employees are legally entitled to re...

The Government is to legislate to give employees the right to request remote working as part of a National Remote Working Strategy under a permanent framework for after the pandemic ends.