Here are the home office challenges for this year

One of the methods that has revolutionized the world of work as a result of the health crisis, and which has become established as a mode of operation in different companies, even until today, is the possibility of telework.

In Peru, since January 1, 2023, Law No. 31572, or known as telework lawwhich incorporates a series of regulations and elements that remote work did not consider before.

The draft regulations were published by the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE)and is in the process of receiving comments from employers and workers, which will be announced later.

With the above, 2023 is defined as a year in which the modality home office will enter a configuration phase with various future challenges. In this sense, GeoVictoria, a technology company in human resources, indicates what are the remote working challenges in Peru for this 2023.

Although face-to-face work has come back in force, it is important that the home office can be regulated considering the variants involved in remote connection, so as not to go overboard during working hours.

There new law on teleworkingprecisely incorporates a series of parameters in terms of compensation for workers’ expenses (electricity, internet, etc.), and obligations in terms of health care and safety (adequate workspaces in home officemaintenance of technological equipment, among others), and establishes the mandatory need for a written agreement where the company clearly states all the agreed points.

In accordance with the above, it is important that, whatever the type of day to which the employees are assigned (mixed or totally in home office), this can be objectively measured in terms of income, departures, permits, absences, overtime and delays, as it provides benefits to both employers and workers, helping them to have a clear view of the remuneration they receive, whatever their working daywhether half-day, full day or with other types of flexibilities.

For this, one of main challenges for companies It means being able to put in place innovative technological tools that precisely allow the good management of employees’ time.

There are now on the market software that allow the correct management of the assistance to the collaborators facilitating the modality of work, among which: barcodes, biometrics, marking via the web, the mobile application, among others.

Another of the discussions that was taken not only this type of modalitybut all that encompasses digital transformation businesses, with the implementation of new technologies within internal processes.

In the telecommuting caseit is important that, in addition to respecting working hours, also ensure a better form of organization of the tasks to be carried out within this system, taking into account the flexibility obtained thanks to the home office.

The need to be able to promote the advancement of internet connectivity throughout Peru, it is the key, since it is the fundamental piece for a good home office job. At the end of 2021, according to the Residential Survey of Telecommunications Services (Erestel) in charge of the Private Investment Surveillance Agency in Telecommunications (Osiptel)showed that 87.7% of peruvian houses They already have internet access, a positive scenario, but with a long way to go.

It is important for companies to advocate on the need to bring the internet connectivity to all the departments of the country, and with it, promote digital transformation. But in turn, companies, in 2023, will see the regulatory framework established regarding the new remote work regulations related to the compensation of workers’ expenses related to equipment, tools and means related to the development of their work activity, where the Internet is considered.