By regulating teleworking arrangements, Ecuador is hoping to encourage this type of employment. The government’s new legal framework defines two mechanisms, one for partial telework and one for permanent telework. The goal is to have 76,000 working from home by 2018.
The same protection and benefits for both regular employees and teleworkers. In a bid to promote teleworking, a Ministerial Agreement on 05 October established the relevant legal norms. Businesses are being encouraged to set up teleworking arrangements be they at the employee’s home or another place, not the company’s premises. The goal is to extend employment opportunities and promote employment amongst the most vulnerable cohorts including the disabled, parents, pregnant females, and...
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