55 percent employees know the new regulations regarding remote work, while slightly fewer, 45%, do not know what the changes in the Labor Code, in force since April this year, are – according to a ClickMeeting study.

On April 7, 2023, regulations regarding remote work were introduced in the Labor Code. They mean that it can be performed in whole or in part in a place indicated by the employee, and the employer is obliged to provide the employee with the necessary equipment to work remotely. It must also compensate for the costs of electricity and internet consumption.

On the same day, the right to perform occasional remote work for no more than 24 days in a calendar year was also passed.

The Polish videoconferencing and online meeting platform ClickMeeting decided to conduct a survey to check the level of knowledge of the new regulations among employees. It turns out that many people have little understanding of the changes and, therefore, of their rights.

Here are the most important conclusions from the ClickMeeting study:

• 55 percent employees know the new regulations regarding remote work,
• 45 percent employees do not know what the new provisions in the Labor Code are, which have been in force since April 7 this year,
• 44 percent respondents declare that they have not been informed by the employer about the new regulations,
• 36 percent were informed about the new regulations by the employer,
• 20 percent not sure whether they received such information from the employer,
• 66 percent respondents did not notice that the new regulations on remote work would cause a change in their workplace.

At the same time, it turns out that employees do not know the regulations regarding work-life balance. The amendment to the Labor Code, which entered into force on April 26, 2023, introduced, among others: unpaid carer’s leave, extension of parental leave and the possibility of being released from duties due to force majeure.

ClickMeeting research shows that:

• almost 3/4 of Poles do not know what this year’s changes in the law regarding work-life balance are,
• 42 percent respondents are not sure whether the company they work for has introduced changes related to the work-life balance act,
• 40 percent declares that their employer has not introduced any new solutions at all.

It is worth making the research results reach entrepreneurs, because they show the need to improve communication between employers and employees. Anna Zielińska from ClickMeeting reminds that informing employees about changes in regulations is the employer’s obligation. He points out that employers may be focusing only on introducing new regulations into company regulations, while short training for employees on the new regulations or creating sets of answers to the most frequently asked questions, i.e. FAQ, would be useful.

Source: ClickMeeting Press Office and Puls HR

Source:https://www.seka.pl/pracowni-malo-znaja-przepisy-dotyczace-pracy-zdlnej/

Supported by Norway through Norway Grants 2014-2021, in the frame of the Programme “Social Dialogue – Decent Work”.