Labor and Social Welfare Secretary, Luisa Maria Mayor Lujan announced that will be published this week NOM 037 In terms of teleworking, once it is approved in 2021 federal labor law its regulation.
Through social networks, Mayor Luján explained that, following the agreement with the sectors, this NOM “is intended to protect all workers who work in this method, which is certainly spreading the epidemic in our country And it’s here to stay”.
He stresses that there are 5 fundamentals that one must know:
- To whom does this apply? All those who work under this modality for more than 40% of their time. This includes specific obligations for employers to be able to provide the equipment necessary to do the job; ie, from chair, proportionate share of internet payment, proportionate share of electricity payment, computer, printer, ink or any other necessary equipment.
- Right to Disconnect. This implies compliance with the working day.
- Obligation on the part of the workers or workers to keep an adequate and above all a safe place.
- The standard contains a list to be able to perform a self-verification that allows it to identify whether ventilation, lighting conditions are present, or, for example, there is no excess noise that could subsequently cause illness. Could
- Regardless of the teleworking modality, they have the same rights individually and collectively as other workers; Namely, the right to be able to form unions, bargain collectively, and form relationships with your own workers.
In this sense, he explained, “It is an effort that was made in a tripartite manner with both employers and unions, so we thank them. Today we are sending this Official Journal of the Federation So that it is published this week and can be implemented after 6 months.
