Employment

Right to request remote and flexible work comes into effect

A new code of practice to guide employers and employees on requests for remote or flexible work has also been published

Workers will have the right to request flexible working arrangements, under new legislation that has come into effect. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Workers will from today have the right to request flexible working arrangements, under new legislation that has come into effect.

The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act was enacted on 4 April 2023, and the provisions on the right to request remote working for all employees and the right to request flexible working arrangements for parents and carers have come into operation today.

Simon Coveney, the enterprise minister, and Roderic O’Gorman, the minister for ...