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  • Remote working overseas

    Inbrief

    04 July 2023

    The Covid-19 pandemic caused many employees to ask if they could work from “home” from an overseas country. Several years on, it’s clear that the wish to work abroad – either on a temporary basis, or in some cases indefinitely – is part of a permanent sea change in working practices. Technology makes it possible – but this Inbrief explains the potential legal issues and how to avoid the traps.

  • What's happening in employment law in Ireland in 2023

    05 January 2023

    The whirlwind of workplace and employment law developments we saw in 2022 is set to continue with multiple proposals for reform in the pipeline, including requirements on employers to deal with flexible and remote work requests, the introduction of a national living wage and other reforms flowing from the EU. Here’s our annual round-up of what to expect.

  • What’s happening in immigration law in 2023?

    05 January 2023

    Employers may receive mixed messages on immigration in 2023 as the Government grapples with addressing skills shortages while aiming to bring down net migration. As the recession bites, the Home Office may step up compliance activities for sponsors and on right to work.

  • Modernising flexible working - day one “right to request” but no “right to have”

    08 December 2022

    The government’s response to consultation on flexible working proposes a “day one” right to request and various other changes to the current rules, but stops short of more radical reform.

  • Updated Comparative Table of employment law developments in Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

    10 November 2022

    Do you need to stay up to date with current and proposed employment law developments across Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland? If so, our updated Comparative Table, prepared in conjunction with Legal Island, will be a handy reference guide.

  • Ireland: An update on the right to request remote working

    04 October 2022

    This Autumn, the Irish government plans to progress legislation on an employee’s right to request remote working arrangements as a matter of priority. This article looks at how 20 recent recommendations are potentially going to shape the legislation.

  • Data issues when tracking productivity with employees working from home

    10 August 2022

    Linda Hynes has provided insight on the data issues that may occur when companies use technology to track productivity when working from home.

  • Linda Hynes discusses hybrid and remote overseas working with RTE Radio 1 – Ireland

    01 August 2022

    As the pandemic eases, it is clear that hybrid and remote overseas working is here to stay for a lot of working practices.

  • Ireland: Remote working overseas

    28 July 2022

    During the Covid-19 pandemic many employees asked if they could work from “home” from an overseas country. Similarly, employees from overseas countries asked if they could work remotely in Ireland. Two years on, these flexible working arrangements remain attractive to employees and employers may consider allowing employees to work remotely overseas. There are important legal and practical issues associated with these requests, which are explained in this note.

  • Remote working overseas – our employer survey

    23 June 2022

    We have surveyed employers from a cross-section of businesses to find out how they are responding to requests from employees to work remotely from overseas.

  • Employment law and the current recruitment crisis

    07 October 2021

    As resourcing becomes more challenging, we explore the employment law and immigration considerations arising from the current recruitment crisis.

  • Employers adopt value-driven employment policies in the wake of the pandemic

    22 September 2021

    We carried out a survey of in-house employment lawyers to explore the employment policy landscape in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. This article sums up our key findings.

  • Employer of Record – a global staffing solution?

    26 August 2021

    Businesses are increasingly engaging the services of a third-party organisation with responsibility for employing and paying staff and dealing with tax, social security and other such matters. This article looks at reasons for using this option, legal considerations and potential pitfalls.

  • Working from home abroad - considerations for Irish employers

    22 June 2021

    The increase in homeworking due to the Covid-19 pandemic is causing many Irish employees to ask if they can work from “home” from an overseas country – be that on a temporary basis, or in some cases indefinitely This Inbrief explains the potential legal issues and how to avoid the traps.

  • We’re all going on a working holiday! Issues to consider when employees want to work abroad over the summer

    20 May 2021

    In the first of our new three-part series of articles looking at resourcing over the holiday season, we consider the position of employees seeking to extend their summer holiday by working remotely from their overseas holiday destination.

  • When working from home means working abroad (HK)

    26 October 2020

    Covid-19 is causing many employees to ask if they can work from “home” for an extended period in an overseas country - for example, because it is their home nation, or their family is based there. This article explains the potential legal issues and how to avoid the traps.

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