It's Official! Dutch Parliament Approves Proposal To Make Work From Home A Legal Right
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- 11 Jul 2022
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Less than a month after two Dutch lawmakers proposed legislation to establish work-from-home as a ‘legal right,’ the same has been approved. This makes the Netherlands one of the first countries to grant remote working flexibility by law, as per a Bloomberg report.
The Dutch parliament approved legislation to establish work-from-home as a legal right last week.
The legislation was approved by the lower house of the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands on Tuesday. It still needs a nod from the Dutch senate before its final adoption. The law forces employers to consider employee requests to work from home as long as their professions allow it, the report stated.
Last month, Scotland announced that its public sector workers are set to be offered a four-day work week, but in exchange for pay cuts. This plan to associate pay with a reduced work week reportedly provoked a backlash from campaigners and trade unions, who believe working fewer hours would lead to an increase in productivity and that employees should not have to accept reduced salaries.
As per Bloomberg, the pandemic has fueled a shift in attitudes about work, with many workers seeking to maintain some of the flexibility they’ve experienced over the last two years. But with companies seeking to respond to surging demand as the pandemic recedes, the topic has become an increasingly polarizing issue.
More than a month ago, the world’s richest person and Tesla CEO Elon Musk issued an ultimatum for staff at the company to return to the office or leave. After that warning, it was reported that Tesla workers did begin to return to the office, only to find a scarcity of desks and parking spaces. Read More...
