Adapting Switzerland’s labor legislation to accommodate the widespread use of teleworking arrangements is the stated goal of "platform"; the name of a trade union alliance* that in particular represents the services professions and counts some 88,000 members. The ‘platform’ members argue that regulating flexible working it an "urgent" matter in order for example to recognize the right to disconnect or to appropriately cover additional relevant employee expenses.
The ‘platform’ is calling for the establishment of contact periods outside of which employees would not be obliged to respond, and for the recording of working hours in order to avoid overloading employees. A legal basis should be introduced for the payment of expenses, the provision of equipment and the payment of an allowance to compensate for the costs of teleworking. The ‘platform’ also calls for the extension of the Employee Corporate Health cover to teleworking employees. “The legal basis
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