Legal Issues of Teleworking

Abstract

Teleworking is a specific type of work where the employee works outside their usual place of work. A characteristic of this activity is the reduction of the need to commute to their employer's workplace and the performance of work during fixed working hours. The following prerequisites are important for real telework: a computer. The worker is in a different place than the employer or the customer. Communication takes place at a distance via telecommunication networks. Instead of a fixed time regime, teleworking allows the employee to individually optimize the performance of their work according to their own needs in terms of time and place (the workplace is most often home). We use the method of identification, analysis, comparison and synthesis of various legal regulations for teleworking all around the world. In teleworking, the powers of the employer and its employees are not equal. That is why it is necessary to create national laws that will better protect the rights of teleworkers. Keywords: teleworking; home office; homeworking; European Framework Agreement on Telework; telecommunication networks