Emer Higgins

To advocate for a review of the Code of Practice to more appropriately apply to SMES and larger companies.

To ask for public finances to provide more assistance to SMEs trying to implement Code of Practice.

To outline the financial and administrative burden of implementing the Code of Practice and ensuring Health & Safety in remote workspaces.

To call for the provision of grants and financial supports to mitigate the cost of compliance with the WRC's Code of Practice for flexible and remote working, particularly for SMEs.

To highlight that any review of the Code of Practice should incorporate a more nuanced approach, taking into consideration company size, as well as factors such as sector, structure, and culture, to ensure more equitable outcomes for businesses.

Ensure understanding of business position on Revenue and DSP guidance on determining employment status.

Ensure understanding of business concerns about the impact of Social Protection benefits on SSP

Ensure understanding of business position on LPC recommendations on NMW sub-minimum rates

Ensure understanding of business position on transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wage Directive

Ensure understanding of business concerns regarding cumulative impact of employment regulation - including SSP and European Works Councils

Communicate industry perspectives on the proposed abolition of subminimum rates on the National Minimum Wage

Representing Chambers Ireland's position in a Fine Gael consultation with Enterprise representatives on key priorities for businesses

Representing Chambers Ireland's position in a Fine Gael consultation with Enterprise representatives on key priorities for businesses

Ensuring correct transposition of adequate minimum wage directive to include collective bargaining

A strong transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wage