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Public employees who are not working remotely can be placed in places other than their usual work, as imposed by the employer, in response to the prevention needs of the covid-19 pandemic, the DGAEP said on Thursday.
“Public administration workers who are not teleworking may be imposed, by the public employer, to safeguard both the public interest and the interest of the worker, the exercise of functions in a place other than usual, when they are in I set management motives, body or service and to guarantee the fulfillment of its functions ”, it can be read on the website of the General Directorate of Administration and Public Employment (DGAEP).
In these situations, the following criteria should be privileged “whenever possible”: that the worker does not belong to risk groups or that he does not have dependent dependents integrated into risk groups and “greater proximity to the worker’s residence” refers to DGAEP.
The DGAEP updated this Thursday the set of questions and answers available on the page dedicated to covid-19, specifically on the physical exercise of public functions, the day the Council of Ministers approved the resolution declaring the contingency situation in the country. since Tuesday.
According to the DGAEP, public officials can also be covered by the rotation of hours between teleworking and face-to-face hours and can have their entry and exit times modified.
Preventive measures and mitigation of the risks derived from the pandemic, namely, the adoption of worker rotation scales between the teleworking regime and the work performed in the usual, daily or weekly workplace, different entry and exit times, different times for breaks and meals ”, indicates the DGAEP.
In addition, when face-to-face work is necessary, workplaces should be reorganized “allowing maximum distance between workers and, whenever possible, reducing the number of workers per room”, the document can read.
Immunocompromised workers and chronically ill workers with a medical certificate can opt for the continuous work shift, “in the event that the reduction of the normal working day by one hour is determined,” the DGAEP also points out.
Body temperature measurements can also be made to workers to access and stay in the workplace, and data recording is prohibited, unless expressly authorized.
“If there are temperature measurements above normal body temperature, that person’s access to the workplace can be prevented,” says DGAEP.
