Alison is an Associate in Dispute Resolution and is part of the Employment team. She advises employers and employees on all aspects of the employment relationship, both contentious and non-contentious. Alison represents clients before the Workplace Relations Commission, the Labour Court and the civil courts in employment litigation such as injunctive proceedings, unfair dismissal, equality and discrimination, occupational stress, and health and safety. She also advises on areas such as statutory entitlements, long term sick leave, disciplinary and grievance procedures, investigations and redundancies and conducts contractual and policy reviews.
The long-awaited introduction of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act in 2023 was generally welcomed by employees but was greeted with some apprehension by employers. The concern for employers was the fear that they would be overwhelmed with requests for flexible working and remote working arrangements. However, two years on, a small number have issued under this legislation with only one decision so far in favour of the employee.
In this article Alison Devine of AG specifically looks at the Code of Practice for Employers and Employees introduced by the WRC in March 2024 which aimed to provide some guidance on the procedures to be invoked when dealing with remote and flexible working requests under the 2023 Act.
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