Remote work

REMOTE WORK

As of April 7, 2023, remote work was introduced into the Labor Code in response to pandemic needs, displacing the previous provisions on teleworking.

According to the code we can distinguish 3 main types of remote work :

• Standard - agreed upon at the conclusion or already ongoing employment relationship
• By employer's order - introduced by order, e.g.: due to an epidemic emergency
• Occasional- 24 days per calendar year

Remote work can be carried out wholly or partly at a location designated by the employee and agreed with the employer in each case, including the employee's home address, in particular using means of direct communication at a distance. In a post-pandemic world, this type of work performance has become an integral part of the employment market.

New regulations governing remote work present another challenge for business. This is because remote work opens up new prospects of opportunity. Acquiring a valuable employee or reducing the cost of running a company often depends on well-constructed rules for performing remote work.. Employers need to be well prepared for this, OC Experts provides a professional and comprehensive service so that clients can be sure that their interests are best protected.

Effective remote work

Introducing appropriate regulations to ensure safe and clear conditions for remote work will give confidence that employees are conscientiously doing their work outside the workplace and will open up business to new opportunities.

Precise regulation of remote work in your organization will allow:

• seeking new employees from the farthest corners of the world;
• Preventing possible information leaks;
• Ensuring safe and hygienic conditions for performing remote work;
• gives confidence in the quality of the work and prevents fraud.

How can we help you?

Our specialists will take care of the overall service in the implementation of remote work in the organization, preparing the relevant documents in this regard. They will assist you in the preparation and introduction of the regulations of remote work, carrying out all the necessary activities, for example: consultations with the company's trade union organization or employee representatives.

Our expertise will correctly identify the group or groups of employees who are worth covering under remote work regulations. According to the characteristics of the business, the rules for covering remote work will be indicated.

We will guide you through all stages of implementing remote work in your organization. Our experts, working with specialists in tax consulting and accounting, will also take care of the tax and social aspects.

Remote work from abroad

In recent times workaction or simply working remotely from abroad has become a global trend.

As of July 1, 2023, as a result of the Framework Agreement on the application of Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004 in cases of habitual cross-border telework and telework as posting or work in several countries, working from abroad has become even easier.

OC experts offer support and advice in enabling employees to provide remote work from abroad. This type of work, due to the employee's distance, can give rise to various risks and requires additional forms of security due to the lack of ad hoc control, tax issues, immigration issues or even the regulations of the destination country, among others.  

Thus, OC experts offer preparation:

• remote work regulations;
• agreement with the employee to perform remote work;
• a statement by the employee that he or she has suitable conditions for remote work;
• a statement by the employee on compliance with OSH requirements at the remote work site;
• occupational risk assessment;
• Information on the principles of a safe and hygienic remote workplace;
• data protection procedures;
• separate procedures and documents for remote work from abroad;
• verifications of tax and Social Security issues;
• others at the customer's request.