Facebook’s decision to allow employees at its Irish office to work from abroad will have major repercussions for Ireland Inc as many other companies follow suit, a leading employment law solicitor has warned. Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan told The Irish Times the “floodgates have opened” as a result of Facebook’s announcement. Other multinationals are likely to facilitate employees working remotely from other jurisdictions, he said, even though doing so is a “nightmare” from an employment law point of view. IbecMaeve McElwee, director of employer relations at Ibec, said it was aware of a number of companies who were considering allowing employees to work remotely from outside the State. “Tax risks (including both corporate and personal) as well as employment law, GDPR and health and safety issues all come into play.

Source: The Irish Times June 10, 2021 14:30 UTC