On 6 April, the BNP Paribas Banking Group published a European Charter on Teleworking which was signed in November 2021 with its European Works Council and the European trade-union federations UNI Europa and FECEC. This text provides the Group with “a common framework” in Europe for developing and strengthening teleworking. It covers 22 countries and 132,000 employees. The charter lays down a number of general principles, such as a maximum rate of 50% of working time to be spent remotely, combined with a minimum of one day of on-site presence per week. The text establishes the principles of double volunteering (the manager must also be in agreement, i.e. there is no right to telework) and permanent reversibility, at the initiative of the employee or the manager.
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