On 30 November 2023, Eurofound published a new research report on the right to disconnect.
The report is based on a survey of employees and HR managers in Belgium, France, Italy, and Spain. It examines how the right to disconnect is implemented at the company level.
In ruling C-331 of 2023, Colombia's Constitutional Court declared the right to disconnect from work a human right that applies to all employees, regardless of their role and function, including those who perform public functions and those in managerial roles.
On 10 May 2023, social partners signed the V Agreement for Employment and Collective Bargaining (V Acuerdo para el Empleo y la Negociación Colectiva, AENC).
It was signed by all the trade unions CCOO and UGT and the employers' associations CEOE and CEPYME.
It aims to enrich the content of collective bargaining and adapt it to the changes and realities in the labour market, as well as to address content that contributes to tackling structural problems such as inequality between women and men or preserving the health and safety of workers.
On 8 December 2022, Eurofound published a new report on telework during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
It analyses changes in working conditions experienced by employees and regulations, addressing issues related to this working arrangement, shaping the future of remote working, and identifying challenges and opportunities for the future.
On 29 September 2022, Parliament approved the final text of the new Labour Deal that brings with it significant changes to employment laws and practices. On 10 November 2022, the Various Labour Provisions Act was published in the Belgian State Gazette.
On 28 June 2022, the European social partners signed a work programme 2022-24, that includes the negotiation of a legally binding agreement on ‘Telework and right to disconnect’.
Decree of 17 March 2022 n. 86 regulates Law 19.978 of 20 August 2021 that promotes and regulates, for the first time, teleworking.
It adds to the regulatory framework of this new way of working that spread rapidly because of the pandemic, clarifying certain aspects of the legislation.