In 2023 new regulations on remote work entered into force. They replaced past regulations on teleworking which established conditions for remote working for the first time in the Labour Code.
Definition of remote work
Remote work has been defined to be work which can be performed fully or partly at a place indicated by an employee and agreed each time with an employer, which includes an employee's residence address, in particular, through means of direct remote communication.
Agreement on remote work
Remote work can be agreed in the following ways:
- when an employment contract is concluded - at an employee’s request or an employer’s initiative;
- during a period of employment - at an employee’s request or an employer’s initiative;
- by an employer’s remote work order – only in a state of emergency/epidemy /epidemic threat or because of an employer’s inability to ensure H&S at a current workplace;
- during a period of employment, for occasional performance of remote work of up to a maximum of 24 days in a calendar year - at an employee’s request.