The members of the Committee considered the draft Law No. 4051 “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts to Improve the Legal Regulation of Telework” prepared for the second reading. The draft law proposes to regulate the issues of remote and home-based work at the legislative level.
The draft law proposes to:
- prescribe the conceptual apparatus and establish that: remote work is performed by the employee outside the employer's premises in any place of his|her choice and with the use of information and communication technologies. Home-based work is performed by the employee at his place of residence or in other pre-selected premises, which are characterized by the presence of a fixed area, technical means (basic production and non-production assets, tools, appliances, inventory) or a combination thereof;
- provide employers with the opportunity to acquaint employees with orders, notices and other documents using electronic means of communication;
- establish that the employer acquaints the employee with the rules of internal labor regulations and the collective agreement when applying them for a job;
- provide that at home-based work the general mode of work of the enterprise, establishment and the organization extend to workers;
- to give the employee the opportunity to demand from the employer a temporary (up to 2 months) transition to remote work, if actions have been taken against him with signs of discrimination;
- an employee who has a child under the age of 3 or takes care of a child until he or she reaches the age of six is given the opportunity to perform his or her work on the terms of remote work;
- provide for the conclusion of written agreements on full liability with employees performing work under an employment contract for remote or home-based work. Establish the employee's liability for damage caused by lack, destruction or damage to equipment and facilities provided for use by the employee to perform work under a contract for remote or home-based work.