On April 27, the adaptation period ended for companies that choose to implement teleworking to adapt to the new guidelines established by the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE).
Along these lines, and according to data from the electronic spreadsheet, there are around 227,000 teleworkers registered. In addition, a total of 12,544 companies have reported having at least one teleworker. However, these figures could increase, since at any time the employer can incorporate more workers under this remote modality.
Likewise, the worker himself can formally request his employer to switch to the teleworking condition. Once this communication is received, the company will have 10 days to issue a response, otherwise it will be considered as positive administrative silence; that is, the request would be accepted, the Vice Minister of Labor, Juan Navarro, explained to La República.
The official specified that among the 227,000 teleworkers there are also those who carry out hybrid work; that is, in person and remotely.
“The norm allows these conditions to be given, but always under the agreement between the teleworker and employer,” he adds.
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Compensation
Regarding the compensation of electricity, internet and technological equipment, the MTPE official indicated that these must be assumed by the employer, unless otherwise agreed, which must be reflected in a document.
“The norm establishes that in all cases it is understood that the employer is in charge of providing compensation for equipment, services and the consumption of electrical energy,” Navarro said.
Finally, he indicated that all teleworkers have the right to digital disconnection for 12 hours a day, during which time work or coordination issues should not be attended to.
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Juan Navarro, Vice Minister of Labor
“Let’s imagine that we do not have an agreement and there is no document as such. So, what the norm says is fully applied and, therefore, it is up to the employer to cover the expenses”.
Source: Larepublica
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