On Friday, 21.07.2023, Law no. 241/2023 was published in the Official Gazette to supplement Law 53/2003 – Labor Code.
It provides for the following:
– Upon request, employees who have children up to 11 years of age as their caregivers shall benefit from 4 days per month of home-based or telecommuting work, under the terms of Law no. 81/2018 on the regulation of telecommuting activity, except in situations where the nature or type of work does not allow the activity to be carried out under such conditions.
– If both parents or legal representatives are employees, the application for teleworking shall be accompanied by a statement of the other parent or legal representative stating that, for the same period, he/she has not simultaneously requested to work at home or telework.
– Employees who request to work from home under the new law are obliged to have all the means necessary to perform their duties according to their job description.