Proposed law on access to remote working 'effectively useless'

Employees working from home will save at least €304 each year, recent research suggests. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

The trade union Fórsa has dismissed remote working legislation proposed by the Government as “effectively useless”, and committed to seeking “fair access” to remote and blended work.

At its national conference on Thursday, the public sector union voted to approve a motion calling for employers to be obliged to demonstrate “objective reasons” for refusing remote working arrangements.