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Both home and office: Working from home is becoming more and more common, but there is no legal regulation

October 27, 2024, 15:43 p.m MJ
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Today, there are more and more people who have an agreement with their employer about occasional work from home or a combined working week. However, this way of working is still not regulated by law

Supporters of office work claim that going to work is important for socialization and interaction among employees, those who prefer working from home say that they are more productive, writes RTS.

However, working from home has become one of the key requirements of candidates when talking to a potential employer, but it is still not regulated by law.

Productivity or isolation?

"I'm much more productive when I work from home, because I don't have any side distractions." I can organize my own time, and in a way I can dedicate myself to myself - to take care of how I eat," says Tatjana Feodorović, sales representative for Southeast Europe.

Feodorovic says that going to the office has limitations, and that she can't bring things, like food from home, because she would look like a "moving refrigerator."

"Considering that I also have a family, the advantage is that if my child gets sick, I can stay at home." On the other hand, I don't have to transfer the work to my colleagues because I can do a certain part from home," Tatjana points out.

Many European unions, especially German ones, did not hide their resistance to working from home. They considered it ethically wrong, stating that coming to the company is a form of socialization. Many companies have chosen a half-and-half middle solution: both home and business.

"A large number of employees still choose to come to the office more than 50 percent of the time." They may feel that they can get work done more easily and efficiently with colleagues because they are interacting. Socialization, which was missing, means a lot, especially after the first period since the end of the corona," says Tamara Obradović from JTI Serbia for RTS.

What does the Law say?

Working from home is also legally controversial. In many European countries, this issue is not regulated by law, as well as in Serbia, but it is only partially covered by the Labor Law.

"It is practically not a legal solution." A guide has been brought in the form of guidelines, which should show in a simple way how to practically organize my work from home. The issue of safety was also opened during the adoption of the new Law on Safety in Public Work, where the legislator tried to define working from home," says Svetlana Budimčević from the Union of Employers of Serbia.

According to her, working from home should first be regulated between the employee and the employer.

That it will have to be regulated by law is also indicated by the fact that the possibility of working from home with a good salary is increasingly a request of desirable personnel during job interviews.

Source: RTS

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