Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said an employee who has been with their employer for six months will be able to apply to work from home, under his new legislation.
However, the Government has faced criticism from Opposition parties who have said he “is trying to appear as if he is providing an additional workers’ right but making that right almost impossible to access”.
The legislation lists 13 wide-ranging reasons where a boss can refuse a request to work from home.
