Addressing work-from-home realities | Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo

THE pandemic has kept many employers and staff at home, so much so that the work day feels endless at times as seemingly routine “office” tasks now overlap with one’s domestic chores and personal time with the family.

The senator explained: “In recent years, alternative work arrangements have increasingly been adopted by employers for a variety of reasons, such as energy efficiency, or to enhance ‘work-life balance’ for employees. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has greatly affected and reshaped the business and employment landscape.

But as a media colleague pointed out, there are many bosses out there who are really intrusive and contact their staff at any hour of the day or night. I suppose being a journalist for so long has made me rather immune to the rigors of constantly working at all hours. And as I further read Tolentino’s bill, I realized there was indeed some merit in his proposal.

Those covered by Tolentino’s proposed legislation are employees in profit or non-profit undertaking except for “field personnel [e.g. farm workers], domestic helpers, persons in the personal service of another, and workers who are paid by results.” Tolentino cited several countries such as France, Germany and Ireland where workers won the right to disconnect from e-mail, smartphones, and other work-related devices. Portugal also enacted a law banning employers from contacting their staff outside of the regular working hours.

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