Trade unions have welcomed Government plans to allow people to have a legal right to seek to work from home, while business groups stressed the need for both âcareful developmentâ of legislation and the faster rollout of better broadband infrastructure.
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions said working from home or remotely from a location close to home had many advantages for workers.
âThat is why ICTU was first to call for legislation to oblige employers to give requests for flexible working arrangements serious consideration,â said ICTU general secretary Patricia King. âWithout this requirement, Irish employers have shown themselves to be too quick to refuse out of hand to negotiate company-level agreements on remote working.â