A law regulating remote working or telework was passed by the Argentinian congress and published in the country’s official gazette on 14th August, with the aim of clarifying the grey areas that exist in the current legislation. As elsewhere, the coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdown completely upended the way people work from one day to the next, forcing many workers in Argentina to work from home. Both the governing majority and opposition in the country agreed on the need for regulation, but it has attracted much criticism. As the text states, the new regulation will only come into force 90 days after the end of lockdown. The mandatory isolation introduced on 20 March is still in force, especially in Buenos Aires and the wider region, where one-third of the country's inhabitants live. This is due to last until at least 30 August.
The text establishes the principle of equality: “Those who work in this way […] will enjoy the same rights as those who work in the office and their remuneration cannot be less than what they received or would receive if working in the office”. Training on remote working will be required. Adoption of remote working arrangements will be voluntary, established in writing and unilaterally reversible by the worker. On this point, any tasks requiring the presence of the worker must be proposed by th
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