Code of Practice on the Right to Request Flexible and Remote Working

The Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) has now published its highly anticipated Code of Practice on the right to request flexible working and the right to request remote working (the “Code of Practice” or the “Code”).

This Code of Practice was requested by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. It provides guidance to employers and employees in relation to making and responding to requests for flexible or remote working in light of the rights and obligations set out in the Parental Leave Acts 1998-2023 as amended by the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 in relation to requests for flexible working, and the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 in relation to requests for remote working.

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