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EU groups in telework agreement

Concerns that teleworkers are more vulnerable to exploitation have sparked a deal between the European Union's employer and...

Published: 04 May 2001 11:10

Concerns that teleworkers are more vulnerable to exploitation have sparked a deal between the European Union's employer and worker federations in the sector.

Eurocommerce and Uni-Europa Commerce have struck a deal, promising to treat teleworkers in the same way as employees are dealt with in more traditional workplaces.

Teleworking deal

The federations have:

Agreed a checklist of information, such as length of the employee's normal working day or week, that teleworkers must be provided with before starting a job

Recognised the right of a teleworker to communicate confidentiality with trade union representatives

Accepted that the place where telework is carried out should be designed, "whenever possible", to conform with regulations for standard company premises.

EU groups in telework agreement

Concerns that teleworkers are more vulnerable to exploitation have sparked a deal between the European Union's employer and...

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