As France debates the “end of the golden age of remote work”, both workers and employers face growing confusion: are today’s working from home practices really compatible with emerging work habits in in the public and private employment sectors — and more importantly, with the law?
New research suggests that legal uncertainty does not empower HR managers to innovate. Instead, it pushes them to take on extra responsibilities that weren’t in their job description.
Could unclear regulations be the “silent killer” of innovation in remote-work strategies? Recent research carried out in Kazakhstan’s technical-gas industry during the healthcare crisis offers an unexpected insight from Central Asia that might shed light on the situation in France. Although far removed from the French context, the case study offers some universal common ground: when regulations lag behind reality, remote-work policies become fragile, inconsistent, and difficult to innovate.
Recent articles in The Conversation highlighted the questions that have dominated public debate since early 2024, when several major tech firms in the US publicly rolled back their remote work policies. In Europe, Danish firm [Novo Nordisk] ended remote jobs after massive layoffs, while in France, workers went on strike to protest over reduced remote work]. The result: a widespread sense of uncertainty.
Employers wonder whether remote work truly maintains...
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