Employers will be able to refuse work from home requests on 13 grounds

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says the bill will provide a legal framework for requesting, approving or refusing requests for remote-working

New legislation will include 13 reasons for refusing requests for remote work. File photo: Joe Giddens/PA

The Government has published its legislation which will give people the right to ask their employers for flexible or home-working.

While the bill requires employers to formally set out a reason for rejecting a request, it does not guarantee any worker a right to work from home. Indeed, the bill contains 13 provisions under which an employer can reject a request.