Labour law

How is remote work formalised?

Huquqchi legal team

Remote work is set out in the employment contract or in an additional agreement to it, and confirmed by an order of the employer. Labour law applies to a remote employee: the pay must be comparable with the pay of employees in the office, and the annual leave must be at least 21 calendar days.

What the contract must state

That the work is remote; the order and the time of contact; the form in which the result is handed over; who pays for the equipment and the communication costs; how working time is recorded.

The guarantees stay

Remote work is not a type of contract, it is a form of work organisation. Labour law applies to a remote employee too, with the special rules for remote work that the Labour Code sets. Under article 463 of the Labour Code, the pay must be comparable with the pay of the other employees of the employer, and not lower than the minimum amount. The annual labour leave is at least 21 calendar days.

A common mistake

To agree on remote work orally. In a dispute, it becomes almost impossible to prove the working time and the volume of the work done.

Advice

Keep tasks and reports in a written channel — email, a system, a messenger. This is evidence both for the pay and for the overtime.

Legal sources

Legal basisLabour Code, article 457 Legal basisLabour Code, article 456 Legal basisLabour Code, article 463

This article gives legal information, not legal advice. For your own situation, consult a qualified lawyer.