Changes to the rules on remote working

Law 83/2021 of December 6 has changed the legal rules on remote working by amending (i) article 8 of the Occupational Accidents and Professional Illnesses Reparation Rules, approved by Law 98/2009 of September 4; and (ii) the rules in articles 3, 165 to 171, 465 and 492 of the Employment Code, approved by Law 7/2009. Besides this, new articles 166-A, 169-A, 169-B, 170-B, and 199-A are added to that law. The new law also provides that the rules on remote working will apply, with the necessary adaptations, to the central, regional and local Public Administration (civil service). These amendments come into force on 1 January 2022.