Refusing to telecommute must be done in writing (ACT is the final decision)

OR telecommuting It is again mandatory, as of Wednesday, in the 121 municipalities identified as risky by the Government, and the denial of them must be made in writing. This applies to both the worker and the employer, according to the Jornal de Negócios.

Also, underline, if there is disagreementncia Between the two parties, the final decision rests with the Working Conditions Authority (ACT).

“Exceptionally, when it considers that the conditions established in the previous paragraph are not met, the employer must communicate, reasonably and in writing to the employee his decision, competing to demonstrate that the functions in question are not compatible with the telecommuting or the lack of minimum technical conditions for its implementation“says the Jonal Business, citing the proposal sent to the social partners to regulate the regime exceptional from telecommuting which will go into effect on Wednesday. The same can be done by the worker.

So if the worker disagrees with the decision, resort to ACT “within three business days of employer notification” and ACT must decide within five days, according to the same proposal.

At the end of the extraordinary Council of Ministers that took place on Saturday, the Government decided the “obligation adoption the regime telecommutingregardless of the employment relationship, provided that the functions in question allow it, unless the employee is disabled“, you can read.

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