An amendment of the labour code has introduced new rules on regular working from home. The employer and the employee must agree on working from home in the employment contract. Such work does not necessarily need to be performed from the employee’s home; it can be performed at any agreed place outside the employer’s workplace. It is also possible to agree that the employee will determine unilaterally the place where the work will be performed.
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