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Working from Home (Covid-19) Bill 2020
- Sponsor
- Seán Sherlock · Labour Party
- Introduced
- 12 Nov 2020
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Gives employees a legal right to disconnect: employers cannot require staff to access work emails/messages between finishing and starting times; time spent on such communications counts as working time.
- Relaxes health and safety rules for temporary home workers during Covid-19: employers meet duties by providing adequate workstations and paying tax-free allowance (amount set by Revenue), instead of ensuring home conditions meet detailed regulations.
- Requires employers to include in written employment terms their policy on out-of-hours work-related electronic communications, extending existing information disclosure obligations.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil12 Nov 2020
- Second Stage33rd Dáil12 Nov 2020
Debates
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