A right to request remote working came into effect from March 2024 inspired by pandemic arrangements.

Ivana Bacik said the delay was ‘disappointing’ after ‘positive’ worker policies from Fine Gael in recent years.

In 2021/2022, a number of businesses trialled a four day working week, which was labelled a "resounding success in virtually every dimension" by Fórsa, an Irish trade union for public service staff.

John McCann (62) died after falling 24 metres down a ventilation shaft at the Irish headquarters of engineering consultancy firm, Ove Arup and Partners, at Ringsend Road, Dublin 4 on September 23th, 2019.