Employers seek permanent solutions in remote work

Covid-19 significantly influenced the situation in the labor market. Initially, employers faced the challenge of providing their employees with safe working conditions. The solution in the form of remote work, temporarily regulated in the anti-crisis shield, proved to be successful. However, the experience in recent months has shown that we may be dealing with a permanent change in the work model. PwC, a professional services firm, indicates that as many as 74 percent of companies plan to increase the scope of remote work after the pandemic ends. The legal changes that employers are calling for today must be the answer to the new reality.

During work on the project “Safe return to work,” employers’ organizations, including the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), Business Center Club, French-Polish Chamber of Commerce, Lewiatan Confederation, Polish HR Forum, Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Employers of the Republic of Poland and Association of Business Service Leaders (ABSL), reviewed the applicable regulations, among which they distinguished those that require permanent changes in Polish law. Their goal is to develop such legislative solutions that will support employees and employers in the most smooth and normal functioning. The most urgent areas include remote work, temperature measurement and Covid-19 tests.

(WBJ)