Specyfika pracy zdalnej i jej wpływ na pracownika

Abstract

Remote work has become a popular and desirable form on the Polish labor market in recent years. It was largely forced by the COVID-19 pandemic but its specificity meant that many employees and employers would like to maintain it, at least partially, also after the pandemic. Some employees still perceive it as a kind of privilege and help in fulfilling family duties. Others associate it with the pandemic and a ban on leaving the apartment without a clear need. The assessment of remote work is therefore subjective, depending on the profession and qualifications of the employee performing it, his family and health situation and even his place of residence. The opinions of employees on this matter have become the subject of various studies, including the author's own research. These studies show that there is a high demand for this form of work but not in a full-time system. Most respondents would like to work from home 2-3 days a week. This is a phenomenon on such scale that there is a need to regulate quickly the rules on remote work. This will probably happen in the near future, as the draft provisions amending the Labor Code have already been submitted to the Sejm.