{"id":4502,"date":"2023-11-28T14:31:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T13:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni-europa.org\/?post_type=news&p=4502"},"modified":"2023-12-06T16:24:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T15:24:17","slug":"uni-europa-backs-etuc-call-for-legislation-on-telework","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni-europa.org\/news\/uni-europa-backs-etuc-call-for-legislation-on-telework\/","title":{"rendered":"UNI Europa backs ETUC call for legislation on telework"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNI Europa is backing the ETUC\u2019s call for the European Commission to initiate swift legislative action on telework and the right to disconnect following the blocking of a European social partner agreement by employers.\u00a0
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\nIn June last year, three European employers\u2019 organisations signed a social dialogue work programme<\/a> with the ETUC which included a commitment to negotiate a legally binding EU-wide agreement on telework to be implemented in the form of a directive. \u00a0
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\nHowever, after negotiations lasting more than a year, two of the three employers\u2019 organisations refused to put forward any text. The ETUC regrets that employers were unable to communicate a pathway to a successful outcome and that they withdrew from negotiations.\u00a0
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\nThe need for strong European regulation on telework has become even more urgent since the pandemic, with the EU Working Conditions Survey showing<\/a> people regularly working from home are six times more likely to work in their free time and twice as likely to work 48 hours.\u00a0
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\nNow, the European Commission must immediately legislate to ensure adequate working conditions for people on telework. We call on the Commission to bring forward a directive that will:<\/p>\n