Right to disconnect in the 27 EU Member States

Vargas Llave, Oscar; Weber, Tina; Avogaro, Matteo

Overview

Working paper

Right to disconnect in the 27 EU Member States

Published: 28 July 2020

Oscar Vargas Llaveand 2 other authors

Health and well-being

Social dialogue

Industrial relations

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Reference no.

WPEF20019

Research report

16 January 2020

Telework and ICT-based mobile work: Flexible working in the digital age

Oscar Vargas Llaveand 3 other authors

Advances in ICT have opened the door to new ways of organising work. We are shifting from a regular, bureaucratic and ‘factory-based’ working time pattern towards a more flexible model of work. Telework and ICT-based mobile work (TICTM) has emerged in this transition, giving workers and employers the ability to adapt the time and location of work to their needs. Despite the flexibility and higher level of worker autonomy inherent in TICTM, there are risks that this work arrangement leads to the deterioration of work–life balance, higher stress levels and failing worker health. This report analyses the employment and working conditions of workers with TICTM arrangements, focusing on how it affects their work–life balance, health, performance and job prospects. While policymakers in many EU countries are debating TICTM and its implications, the study finds that only a few have implemented new regulations to prevent TICTM from having a negative impact on the well-being of workers.