| Abstract [eng] |
With the development of information technologies and the spread of their use, new possibilities are created – the complex, high-skilled jobs can be performed not only in the normal work place in employer’s premises, but also at home or other places – remotely. Noting that teleworking is understood quite differently, the paper presents at the international level and Lithuania existing concepts and definitions of telework, relating them to terms that indicate similar phenomena, and also defines the types of telework. It should be noted that the concept of teleworking, which was founded in the United States, eventually evolved and spread. The definition and concept of telework that currently prevails in Europe, has the following main features – a mismatch between the teleworker’s work place and the employer's premises and the use of information technologies while working. However, in Lithuania the existing concept of telework is broader, covering not only the concept of telework, which prevails in Europe and emphasizes the use of information technologies, but also the traditional homeworking, where the work is done at home, without the distinction of particular working equipment. Even though telework is one of the employment contracts’ types, introduced by the Labour Code, it has some uniqueness. In addition to the necessary and compulsory working conditions, set in the Labor Code, the Features of the telework employment contract provides additional conditions to be discussed in the telework agreement. Those are – conditions of employment contract relating to the procedure of providing working tools and responsibility for damaging them, conditions of payment for work and working time conditions. It should be noted that the remote nature of the telework determines the features of performing the contract. The following key characteristics of performance of telework contract should be mentioned: features related to the organization of and accounting working time, specifications of health and safety for teleworkers, data protection features, and certain telework features related to the rules of working procedure in the workplace. In this paper, in order to reveal what is specific about telework, the content of teleworking agreement is identified and the features of the telework employment contract are investigated while analysing Lithuanian law and other legal information presented by the foreign countries. |
