Face au Droit Social #2: Teleworking

Supposed to reduce employee stress and help achieve a better work-life balance, telecommuting is nonetheless struggling to gain a foothold in France. Among the obstacles to its more regular implementation is a supposed lack of a clear legal framework to define the parameters of the scheme. A UMP bill is currently being examined by the French Senate, with the aim of encouraging employers and employees to adopt this type of working arrangement. Michael Hayat, Social Affairs Delegate at Syntec Numérique, and Maitre Nicolas Sauvage, Partner at Reed Smith, discuss the dangers of telecommuting.

From accidents in the workplace to the control of working hours and safety standards, our experts decipher the process and explain the dangers involved. Because while telecommuting can be a solution to certain problems, it also creates new ones.

Program produced by Décideurs TV. December 2011.