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 6 January 2023, the International Labour Organization (ILO) released the new report, Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World, providing a comprehensive review of working hours and working time arrangements and their effects on workers' work-life balance.
It is the first-ever ILO global report on working time.
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.
New Ways of Working is a new comparative reference tool developed by International Employment Lawyer,providing information on key employment and compliance topics (such as vaccinations, legislation on remote work and social relations) in 20 countries around the world.
It enables multinational employers to compare different legal systems and their approach to the pandemic and new ways of working that recently developed.
On 10 August 2021, Colombia issued Law n. 2141, establishing the paternity protection against dismissal and amending Article 239 and 240 of the Colombian Labour Code.
Law 2121, enacted on 3 August 2021, is the first Law in Colombia regarding remote work.
There will be 11.9 million new jobs created from 2020 to 2030 with an overall growth rate of 7.7%, According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Renewable energy and healthcare are the sectors with the fastest growing jobs, while the declining jobs are mainly in office and administrative support.