EMPLOYERS' OPENNESS TO TELEWORK
EMPLOYERS' OPENNESS TO TELEWORK

Summary/Abstract: "Work from home" and "telework" are, according to the law, two distinct legal institutions (of labor law). Hybrid work, i.e. work performed partly from home, partly from the office is considered a new form of telework can be used by employers. If the employee requests a flexible work schedule, which could allow him to work from home, employers are obliged to give reasons for their refusal in writing, "within five working days of receiving the request". And in Romania, as in most European countries, the right to disconnection is not contemplated in the current legislation. However, it is necessary to specify that in Romania the "very restrictive duration of working time and, respectively, rest time and its limits, as well as the organization and maintenance of records of working time" are regulated

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