Distansarbete på den moderna arbetsmarknaden : Om arbetsledning, arbetsmiljöansvar och övervakning när hemmet är arbetsplatsen

Sammanfattning

The essay is about the conditions for employers and employees when the home functions as the workplace. During Covid-19, more and more people were forced to work from home, and now after the pandemic, the flexible way of working continues. The new work-situation will be studied from both a legal and a societal perspective to examine the employer's work management, work environment responsibility and remote monitoring possibilities. The purpose is to investigate how the prevailing working conditions can change when the home is seen as a workplace. The essay will be based on a legal dogmatic method in order to interpret and systematize regarding law, based on accepting legal sources. The sources that will be used are laws, directives, propositions, public inquiries, practice, case law from the European Court and Swedish Labor Court, literature and electronic sources to analyze the legal aspects. Furthermore, a qualitative study will be used to broaden the perspective and provide more understanding for employers and employees who work or have employees who work at home. Legislation regarding the working environment is primarily based on a workplace where the employee is on the employer's premises. The situation has changed, laws are needed to clarify which rights and obligations employers and employees have. The essay will highlight how the physical, organizational and social work environment affects employees when working from home. As a result of working from home, electronic services and means of communication are now used to continue their daily work and maintain contact. Technological developments have expanded rapidly, and it is readily available for employers to be able to monitor the performance of the employee at home. Thereby will limitations and opportunities for employers to monitor their employees at home be highlighted.