Employees will have right to request remote working under new laws

A survey found Ireland had one of the highest rates of home working in Europe for 2020. File picture.

Workers in Ireland are to have the right to request remote working from their employer under plans for new legislation published by the government.

The legislation is set to be introduced in September, 2021 in a strategy published by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar.