Denis O’Brien blasts working from home as ‘a load of nonsense’

Denis O'Brien says remote working is a 'load of nonsense' - do you agree?

Ireland has the second highest rate of remote working in the EU, according to an ICTU spokesperson.

Denis O’Brien blasts working from home as ‘a load of nonsense’

The businessman Denis O’Brien has reopened the debate on remote working, saying it is a malaise that has destroyed Ireland’s work ethic and compromised productivity.

Labour Senator Calls For Right To Remote Working As Business Leader Blasts Entitlement

Labour TD and party workers’ rights spokesperson Senator Nessa Cosgrove has today called on the Government to give every worker a legal right to flexible and remote work. It follows comments from business leader Denis O'Brien who has dismissed working from home as “a load of nonsense”. Senator Cosgrove addressed Leinster House, saying it is time for the Government to step into the modern world and to support workers with real rights, and not out…

Legislation must be strengthened to protect workers’ right to work from home

The government should not take advice from tax-exile billionaires when considering the rights of workers, according to Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney. Deputy Gibney, who’s the party’s employment spokesperson, said: “Billionaire Denis O’Brien, who was found by a tribunal to have given corrupt payments to Michael Lowry, has a problem with rights for ordinary workers. “Speaking at a recent business event, O’Brien described working from home as ‘…