A nationwide awareness campaign is to be launched to raise employees' awareness of their remote working rights. It concludes that 94 per cent of employees’ requests are approved, either fully or in part while employers report minimal administrative burden with operating the system. “The genie is out of the bottle on remote working. The right to request remote working was established in 2024, with a requirement on employers to consider applications for remote working arrangements but no legal obligation to grant them. “Remote work has the potential to open up opportunities far beyond our major cities, and it is vital that people in every part of the country understand the rights available to them.

Source: The Irish Times March 06, 2026 13:18 UTC