Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2023-03-01
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Roderic O'Gorman (GP), Dublin West

I hope the Senator is here too, and not in the other House. I wish her the best on retaining her seat in the Seanad for as long as she would like. That would make me very happy indeed, as she is my beloved constituency colleague.
It is important that we mark where we want to go, and that is where I want to go too. The point at which flexible and remote working interlock was agreed between the two Departments. I wanted to make sure we included this provision so we can flag where we would like to see the direction of travel move next.
The Senator is right about supports for employers. That is probably a better fit with other Departments, particularly the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and their ability to deliver those and their engagement with employers. It is also potentially the case across parts of the Department of Social Protection. However, this review will be important. There is a lot of innovation in this legislation. Five new employee rights are being provided in this legislation. If we look at each element the range of new rights is really positive. However, it is important that we look at how each of the five is operating and try to strengthen them further.

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Sitting date: 2023-03-01