On 24 July 2023, Law no. 241/2023 supplementing Law no. 53/2003 - the Labour Code ("Law no. 241/2023") entered into force. According to the provisions of Law no. 241/2023, employees who have dependent children up to the age of 11 years old benefit, upon request, from 4 days/month of homeworking or teleworking, under the following conditions:
▸ their nature or type of work allows for homeworking or teleworking;
▸ where both parents or legal guardians of the child are employees, the applicant employee must provide an affidavit from the other parent or legal guardian stating that he/she has not simultaneously requested homeworking or teleworking for the same period. This condition does not apply to persons in certain situations expressly regulated by law (e.g., unmarried, widowed, divorced);
▸ employees benefiting from the 4 days/month of homeworking or teleworking are obliged to have at their disposal all the means necessary to carry out their duties according to their job description.
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