Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2023-02-15
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Roderic O'Gorman (GP), Dublin West

I do not believe we are at variance here but I am concerned about adding these in. It is important to say that the list of documentation provided for under the legislation is not exhaustive. The proposed section 13B(7) provides for the information an employer may require from an employee who has made an application for a flexible working arrangement, which includes documentation such as a birth certificate or certificate of adoptive placement, although this is not an exhaustive list.
Our concern is that it may not be appropriate to insert references to care orders or voluntary care agreements into this section due to the nature and types of orders this could encompass. As the list of documentation is not exhaustive, it is not clear to us what is the purpose behind this amendment. There is an openness to the use of documents as supporting evidence so we do not feel it is necessary to go into this level of detail. We understand that these would already be included as documents that could be used.

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Sitting date: 2023-02-15