Remote working has become the norm for millions of people around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic. But your rights as a remote worker can vary considerably depending on where you live.
Surveys have shown that people who were forced to work remotely by pandemic lockdowns, now prefer to avoid the commute and work from home. A World Economic Forum study in 2021 found two-thirds of workers wanted the freedom to work remotely.
Many nations give workers a legal right to request remote or flexible working. The UK has just announced that it is making it easier to work remotely by abolishing a 26-week qualifying period and making it a day-one right when starting a new job.
The growing popularity of remote working among employers as well as workers was underlined by a 2022 McKinsey & Company study which found almost 6 in 10 Americans had been given the opportunity to work from home at least one day a week.
More than a third said they now had the option to work from home five days a week. Given the chance to work flexibly, 87% said they had taken it.
“What makes these numbers particularly notable is that respondents work in all kinds of jobs, in every part of the country and sector of the economy, including traditionally labelled ‘blue...
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