Dr. David Mangan and Professor John Geary (Head of the Human Resource Management and Employment Relations Group at UCD’s College of Business) co-wrote the op-ed “Remote working is starting to look like a busted flush” which was published in the Irish Times.
The piece is a pointed critique of the Irish Government’s proposed remote work legislation. The opinion drew from Professor Geary’s empirical study (with Dr. Maria Belizon) on remote work during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. This study found only 8% of the workforce want to continue full-time work from home. Instead, the majority wish to use a hybrid model. With the proposed legislation, the authors write: “The cumulative effect of the Bill’s provisions will be to discourage employees from requesting remote working. This represents a missed opportunity … [for] workplace dialogue between employer and employee.”
David researches in employment/labour law as well as private law obligations (such as privacy), with a focus on the impact of information technology in these areas. His work has been published in Europe, the UK, the US, and Canada. Amongst other research projects, he is currently engaged in Varieties of Industrial Relations in Aviation Lockdown (VIRAL) (a project funded by the EU’s DG Employment), as well as an EU-wide study of privacy in the workplace entitled Privacy@Work. David is also a member of the editorial boards of the European Labour Law Journal and the Italian Labour Law e-Journal. He is co-editor of the Global Workplace Law & Policy blog. David also teaches as part of Osgoode Hall’s Professional Development Legal Education in Toronto as well as the dual degree programs at the Faculty of Law, Université Catholique Lyon.