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The National Remote Working Strategy in Ireland has just been
published. Before December 2021, the Government plans to implement
legislation entitling employees to request remote working on a
permanent basis. In Quarter 1 of 2021, a Code of Practice is
expected to be published governing workers entitlements to
disconnect from work in the evenings and at weekends. The Strategy
envisages enhanced tax incentives for home workers and investment
in remote working hubs as well as an acceleration of the national
broadband strategy. We look at what this means for employers in
REVEALED: Sectors were job vacancies continue to grow, according to IrishJobs.ie
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Despite being in the grip of a third wave of Covid-19 cases, Ireland’s employment market shows positive signs of recovery as job vacancies see 5% quarter-on-quarter increase, according to the latest (Q4 2020) Jobs Index from e-recruitment platform IrishJobs.ie.
The index, which analyses quarterly job vacancy data, reveals that job postings for Q4 2020 were 23% lower when compared to Q4 2019, demonstrating the overall impact of the pandemic on the employment market.
However, in contrast to the March–May lockdown when economic activity ground to a halt, the employment market was more resilient in the final quarter of the year as businesses showed signs of adapting to the new Covid reality.
Remote working strategy sets out ambitious targets
Updated / Saturday, 16 Jan 2021
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Industry and Employment Correspondent
Louisa Meehan used to be unusual, because for the last seven years she has operated her mediation business Woodview HRM from her home in Wicklow.
She said this decision transformed her life, allowing her to reduce stress, while combining work, family, community and acting as President of the Network Ireland group.
The big win for her is time. Not only because it has reduced the hours she spent commuting to work in Dublin, but because she can control how and when she works.
But since last March, thanks to the pandemic, literally overnight hundreds of thousands of workers have joined Louisa in converting to working from home, whether they wanted to or not.
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The Irish Times reports that the Government will provide employees with the legal right to request to work remotely as part of a National Remote Working Strategy for after the COVID-19 pandemic.Â
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.