Senate approved the regulation of work at home – Congress – Politics

Conditions for disconnection from work and mediations for the use of work items are some of the aspects it contains the bill that regulates work at home and that advanced Tuesday night in the Senate plenary session.

The initiative seeks to regulate some points of the work that several Colombians have been developing in their homes during the pandemic, in which this modality has been welcomed by numerous companies.

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Among the considerations of the project speakers, among which are the Senators of Radical Change Carlos Fernando Motoa and Richard Aguilar, are that “work at home made the limits in working hours become blurred and that, additionally, some workers” had to incur additional expenses that are generated from their work activities such as connections or energy value.

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One of the aspects is that this practice may be extended for three months, which can be extended for three “or until the circumstances that gave rise to” work at home disappear.

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What’s more, the permanence of the conditions of the employment contracts is guaranteed and guarantees are provided for the labor disconnection of the workers once they have complied with their work schedule.

The initiative was approved on March 17 in the House of Representatives, so it would only remain – if necessary – the reconciliation of the texts approved in both corporations so that it can go to presidential sanction.

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