Ireland faces fines in EU court over flexible working

European Commission refers Ireland, Spain, and Belgium to the EU Court of Justice for not notifying it of measures to transpose the directive into domestic law

The Work-Life Balance Directive was adopted in 2019 as a means to allow working parents to better reconcile their professional and private lives. Stock picture

Ireland is facing the possibility of financial sanctions after the European Commission referred it to the EU Court of Justice over its failure to fully implement a directive on employment including flexible working.  

Along with Ireland, the commission is also referring Belgium and Spain to the court over the same issue.