Teleworkers in Cyprus to get costs fee

As of November 1, employers successful Cyprus will person to wage a minimum magnitude to screen their employees’ location bureau costs, similar internet, energy and equipment. The regularisation will use to some backstage companies and nationalist assemblage workers, where teleworking has been allowed successful Cyprus since December 2023.

Officials said teleworking will stay voluntary, employees won’t beryllium forced to work from home, and their main workspace should beryllium astatine home. Other locations, such arsenic cafes, co-working spaces, oregon offices extracurricular the company, are allowed lone if they conscionable safety, wellness and information rules. Supervisors will besides determine however to set schedules for staff connected agelong leave.

The Ministry of Labor will besides summation inspections to marque sure companies travel the rules.

Supporters accidental teleworking tin marque staff much productive and flexible, but lawmakers and unions accidental wide rules, bully tech support, and cybersecurity protections are needed to marque the system work smoothly for each worker.

Last year Cyprus recorded the lowest complaint of distant work successful the European Union, with lone 22% of employees teleworking, according to information from Eurofound.