After heeding the objection made by the Executive to the project approved in October 2019, the Assembly proceeded to give its endorsement to the law that establishes the rights and responsibilities of employers and workers in the country who use the telework modality.
A bill establishing the rights and responsibilities of employers and workers who use telecommuting in the country was presented.
In order to regulate the new labor trend of telecommuting in our country, the Labor Commission received draft law No. 125 proposed by Congressman Raul Fernandez, informed the National Assembly.
The growing trend to work for companies that offer the flexibility to work from home or in spaces outside the office, is modifying the employee performance and even triggering changes in the real estate market.
Experts on the subject say that Panama reports a growing trend, which consists of employees choosing not to work in eminently corporate environments and do so in coworking’s, cafeterias and avant-garde offices, or even work from home.
Just as having good physical roads is vital for production and commerce, the "information highway" must work perfectly if you want to take advantage of the benefits of remote working.
Costa Rica, which has serious problems in its road infrastructure, also has problems with the "information highway", according to the opinion of executives at companies that do teleworking.
It is no longer necessary to travel to engage in face to face communication within companies or with customers.
To achieve this, there are various technological solutions which allow the implementation of modern workspaces letting users work efficiently, virtually and from anywhere, says Rowan Trollope, manager of the Collaboration Technologies Group at Cisco.
Although not applicable in all companies or for all tasks, teleworking offers substantial improvements in terms of availability of staff and reduced costs.
Although not applicable in all companies or for all tasks, teleworking offers substantial improvements in terms of availability of staff and reduced costs.
An article in Elfinancierocr.com reviews the concepts of teleworking with Alexander Bourg, vice president for Latin America at Aspect Consulting, responding to the most common questions on the subject.
Rigid working structures remains an obstacle to be overcome by women, even though new technologies have made working conditions more flexible in the world.
According to Sonia Vanegas, country manager of Manpower, at a global level, for several years many companies have started to promote policies that are friendly to women's performance. "Many women still fail to establish the balance between personal and professional life due to, among other things, rigid schedules that keep them stuck in the office," says Vanegas.
If done right, teleworking yields great results. If done wrong ...
Good methods for managing teleworking depend on several factors: matching time zones, mutual cultural adaptation, the ability to define processes more or less strictly, and especially clear rules on the responsibilities of each of the parties: employer and employee.
An analysis of the issue appears in an article in Elnuevodiario.com.ni, which states that "Making people accountable," is one of the basic principles of teleworker management. The telecommuter needs "a set of rules in black and white" which they can follow.