Überblick
"(...) This report sets out to map and analyse legislation and collective bargaining on telework in the 27 Member States
and Norway. It highlights the main cross-country differences and similarities regarding telework legislation and recent
changes to these regulations. It also examines the current situation regarding collective bargaining on telework. The
analysis highlights many of the drawbacks and challenges of telework, focusing on provisions relating to access to
telework, flexible working time, continuous availability/connectivity, isolation, occupational and health risk prevention
and the costs incurred by the employee while working remotely. With COVID-19 having been an accelerator for
regulating telework both in legislation and through collective bargaining, the report sheds light on how the future of
telework could be regulated at national and EU level to improve working conditions and the well-being of workers. (...)"