Essential points

  1. Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023
  2. The Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Right to Request Flexible Working and Right to Request Remote Working published by the Workplace Relations Commission
  3. The Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Right to Disconnect published by the Workplace Relations Commission

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