Employment - Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, March 2024

• Published date: 22 March 2024
• Law Firm: Arthur Cox
• Author: Arthur Cox

EMPLOYER ALERT: RIGHT TO REQUEST FLEXIBLE AND REMOTE WORKING NOW EFFECTIVE, AS WRC PUBLISHES CODE OF PRACTICE

The right to request remote working arrangements for all employees and the right to request flexible working arrangements for caring purposes, introduced by the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023, are now effective. More information on each of these rights is available in our briefing here.

In addition to the commencement of these statutory rights from 7 March 2024, the Workplace Relations Commission has also published the long-awaited Code of Practice on the Right to Request Flexible Working and the Right to Request Remote Working here. The Code is aimed at giving guidance on best practice to employers and employees navigating the complexities of requests for flexible or remote working arrangements.

The employer alert published by the Employment Group is available here.

CASE UPDATE: PICKETING INJUNCTIONS

The Supreme Court recently published an important decision on the topic of picketing injunctions. In the case of HA O'Neil Limited v Unite the Union & Ors [2024] IESC 8, the Supreme Court unanimously allowed the appeal by Unite the Union, Patrick...