Two and a half years on from the massive shift to remote work as lockdowns were put in place to contain the coronavirus pandemic, many European countries have introduced or updated their legislation on remote work or telework. From the differences of clauses in employment contracts, to unequal financial compensation and the implementation of the right to disconnect, mind RH has scrutinised the regulations introduced by the 27 European Union Member States.
Of the 27 Member States, 11 have updated their legislation on remote work since the start of the pandemic. These changes have reinforced the framework for remote work where it was lacking, but also adapted legislation to the challenges of the post-Covid world of work, for example making working time more flexible, introducing the right to disconnect and providing for compensation for the financial costs of telework, as shown by a study published on this topic by Eurofound, the EU Agency for...
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Article authors
Antoine Piel
Section Head at Mind HR
Aymeric Marolleau
Editor-in-Chief Data & Lab
Datajournalisme, économie et numérique. J’enseigne aussi le journalisme de données à l’EDJ de Sciences Po Paris.