The word “teleworking” will undoubtedly be one of the most used and searched words on Google since the existence of the pandemic and since the moment when millions of workers were forced to work from home.

 

The main factors that led this type of work to have a very residual adoption in Portugal were the lack of investment in IT, a business vision that is not flexible and a certain prejudice regarding the productivity of workers outside the office environment.

 

Legally obliged to adopt the teleworking regime, companies quickly adapted and implemented the necessary measures to allow their workers to work from home.

 

The future of the teleworking legal regime is under discussion, but a party consensus is not expected in the near future. And having already ended the state of emergency in Portugal, there are many questions raised about the mandatory maintenance of telework and the rules applicable in the coming months.

 

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