Ireland: Work-Life Balance Act of 4 April 2023

On 7 March 2024, the government gave its approval for the right to request remote and flexible working arrangements, as provided for by the Work-Life Balance Act of 4 April 2023. With this in mind, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has published a Code of...

Italy: Finance law no. 197 of 29 December 2022

Finance law no. 197 of 29 December 2022, which has been criticised by the trade unions for not providing a sufficiently robust response to the effects of inflation (see press release and memorandum published by the CGIL labour confederation), contains a number of...