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Coronavirus and Remote Working

In this article, Feride Zülal San and Bengü Sümek will mention Coronavirus and Remote Working with all the details.

Coronavirus and Remote Working

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) which emerged in Wuhan city of China and started to spread all over the world, various measures were taken. In some countries, a state of emergency has been declared and flights from the most affected countries have banned.

So far we have assisted over 400 companies.

Curfews imposed, collective activities postponed or canceled and educational institutions took a break and other measurements. Some corporate companies allowed their employees to work remotely for certain periods of time. The world is discussing now not only the effects on health but also effects on economy and law.

Digital nomads are people who work independently with the internet, smartphones and other various devices while constantly traveling. Digital nomads work mostly for projects, hourly payment, and their own jobs. Working as a digital nomad reduce expenses such as official fees and rental expenses. Digital nomadic working is suitable for most freelance workers. Also, corporate companies offer opportunities to work remotely for employees. The concept of Remote Work refers to working outside of an office environment. Recently, many of the start-up firms have also started to work remotely.

Remote working is a way of working for employees which can provide flexibility and reduce stress level. Furthermore, working remotely can save time since employees in bigger cities waste plenty of time while traveling to work. From the employer’s side, food and travel costs can be saved. Also, productivity will increase since employees work with less stress.

Legal Status of Remote Working

A remote employee is someone who is employed by a company but works outside of an office environment. Many companies hiring their workers to work remotely. Remote working can be classified as partly remote working and full-time remote working. With remote working partly employees can work outside of the office a few days of a week. The other option provides full-time remote working without being in office. As technology continues to advance, remote work is becoming more common in tech, freelancing, education, healthcare, law, etc.

Remote working provides working areas outside of the office. Due to individual working area privacy and security has importance since all DATA belongs to the company can be reached by the employee’s individual personal computer.

According to International Employment Laws if an employer hires a worker from different countries employer need to comply with the employment and labor laws in those locations. (Please contact us about local regulations of remote working for the countries where our offices are located)

Remote workers are not physically present at the workplace, but the  Health and Safety have importance for both employees and employers. Remote workers are responsible for taking care of their own health and safety. Additionally, the employer is responsible for work-related issues.

In the European Union ‘European Framework Agreement’ has been signed and concluded regulations about remote work. Even regulations dealing with remote work which already has placed in European Framework Agreement, member States as Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, and Slovenia chose to implement the European Framework Agreement through legislation. Hence, these countries guarantee full coverage and a legally binding force for remote work regulations.

Conclusion

The coronavirus, which occurs in the city of Wuhan, affects the field of health and also causes certain effects in the field of economy and law. With the emergence of the virus, taking measures such as quarantine practices and curfews raise the issue of employees working remotely. Remote working will even become preferable in the future with the convenience it provides to the employees.

It is important to follow up on local regulations and economic support packages in order to benefit from crisis funds. Our professional teams in 9 countries are ready to assist you.

What We Do

In these extraordinary days, we provide legal services for any negative issues your company may encounter due to the coronavirus. As an innovative international law firm and thanks to our online meeting tools, Gurcan Partners continues to provide legal services by implementing the rule of preserving the distance among individuals that recommend by health care experts from all over the world, because we care for your health.

We can schedule your online meeting for 9 different countries with experienced and expert attorneys in their field. In these online meetings, the companies will be informed in terms of local law and procedures, the client’s needs will be clearly identified, and consultancy will be provided on legal and tax issues within the framework of country regulations.

Gurcan Partners provides tailor-made legal services in 9 countries, in 13 languages.