Flexibility of Labour at Home The group members 01 January 2019 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home Table of Contents Legal situation Economical and sociological statistics Consequences Recommendations 01 January 2019 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home Traditional labour at home Telework Definition of traditional labour at home: Performing a job function not in the employer‘s premises Exception: Lithuania 01 January 2019 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home Traditional labour at home Mostly industrial work Under authority of the employer No direct control 01 January 2019 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home Salary of the employee who works at home No discrimination Minimum wage: Depending on the branch of industry Fixed by industrial wide agreements Fixed by law Work time of the employee who works at home Arrange by their own May not exceed the time limit set by law except Belgium Night and Sunday labour allowed 01 January 2019 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home Equipment and compensation for all the costs Employer provides the equipment Cost related to work at home  mentioned in the agreement Belgium 10% and Spain 30% Safety and health conditions For every worker Lithuania: harmful materials problematic 01 January 2019 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home Control of the employee Very difficult Arrangements are essential Use of webcam  violation of the privacy 01 January 2019 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home Telework Evolution of traditional labour at home Concept of telework 01 January 2019 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home Spread of telework by implementation of the European Framework Agreement Signed by the European social partners in 2002 Intention: define a general framework for the use of telework Countries obligation: spread, explain and transpose the agreement in their national context between 2002 and 2006 Ways to do this:  firstly: agreeing on the translation in the national languages  secondly: carrying out information to make it known to employers and workers in their respective countries 01 January 2019 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home Legal situation In Europe is not found a national legislation for telework In all participating countries the framework agreement of telework was implemented by  national collective labour agreements (Example: Belgium)  social partner agreements (Example: Spain) Exception: Lithuania: not signed the agreement 01 January 2019 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home Key features of the EU framework agreement on telework: Voluntary character Employment conditions Data protection Privacy Equipment Health and safety Organisation of work Training Collective rights issues 01 January 2019 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home Figure 1: Total teleworkers Source: SIBIS 01 January 2019 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home Figure 2: Interest in telework Source: SIBIS 01 January 2019 Flexibility of Labour at Home

Flexibility of Labour at Home Figure 3 : Feasibility in telework Source: SIBIS 01 January 2019 Flexibility of Labour at Home