The Regional Office of U-LEAD with Europe in the Volyn region held an information session for employees of local self-government bodies regarding remote work and work from home under martial law. The experts explained remote work and work from home as alternative ways to organise labour to representatives of the municipalities, analysing various options for regulating working hours.
“Remote work is a format of organising labour that involves employees doing their jobs outside the workplace or the employer’s site, in any location of the employee's choice and using communication means. Work from home is performed by the employee at their place of residence or in other premises they designated that have proper technical capabilities. Formalising remote work or work from home requires entering into an employment contract or issuing a corresponding order with the consent of the employee,” said Maryna Lobova, Head of the Regional Office of U-LEAD with Europe in the Sumy region.
The expert noted that remote work can be introduced for employees who are staying abroad, which is especially relevant for local self-government bodies.
U-LEAD experts also told municipality representatives about labour remuneration in the context of introducing alternative labour organisation formats.
“Remote work is paid based on the time sheet data, taking into account the amount of the hourly tariff rate or monthly salary. Payment is made on a regular basis on working days. If an employee works from home, their salary is paid based on the results of the work actually performed rather than the time sheet,” said Iryna Kondratiuk, Adviser on Municipal Finance and Management of the Regional Office U-LEAD with Europe in the Rivne region.
According to Anatolii Parkhomiuk, Head of the Regional Office of U-LEAD with Europe in the Volyn region, remote work is gradually becoming common for local self-government bodies.
“It is important that municipalities develop the necessary by-laws in accordance with the current legislation. This topic is becoming more and more relevant, so our experts are ready to provide municipalities with the necessary advice in this direction,” he added.