Conditions of employment

REMEMBER!

The employer is obliged to take into account the employee's request to perform remote work in relation to the employee:

• referred to in Art. 142(1) § 1 items 2 and 3 of the Labor Code,
• pregnant workers raising a child until it is 4 years old,
• taking care of another member of the immediate family or another person remaining in the same household, with a certificate of disability or a certificate of severe disability.

In these cases, the employer may refuse to work remotely if it is not possible due to the organization of work or the type of work performed. The employer shall inform the employee about the reason for refusal to accept the application in paper or electronic form within 7 working days from the date of submission of the application by the employee.

Remote work may also be performed occasionally, at the employee's request submitted in paper or electronic form, for a period not exceeding 24 days in a calendar year.

EMPLOYER'S OBLIGATIONS

Remote work regulations impose obligations on employers. Belong to them:

• introduction of remote work regulations,
• changes in employment contracts,
• consultations with trade unions or employee representatives,
• the need to define procedures for the protection of personal data,
• determining the rules for covering the costs of remote work by the employee,
• establishing health and safety rules in remote work,
• establishing the rules of remote work control methods.

In the case of remote work (full or partial), the employer is obliged to provide the employee with materials and work tools, including technical devices, necessary to perform remote work.

If the employee uses his own materials and work tools, he has the right to a cash equivalent in the amount agreed with the employer. The equivalent can be replaced by a daily or monthly lump sum.

The employer is also obliged to cover costs other than those specified above, directly related to the performance of remote work, if the reimbursement of such costs has been specified in the regulations in agreement with trade unions, in the order to perform remote work or in agreement with the employee.