TFL Vsebine / Revija SIR*IUS

Labour law issues of teleworking and arrangement of working relations in covid conditions

Izbruh epidemije koronavirusne bolezni je delodajalcem v zasebnem in javnem sektorju prinesel številne izzive, pa ne le na področju zagotavljanja likvidnosti, temveč tudi pri organizaciji delovnega procesa in urejanju delovnopravnih razmerij z zaposlenimi. Ob prvem valu izbruha epidemije se je za kratek čas povsem zaustavilo življenje in v pretežnem delu gospodarstva tudi poslovanje. Delodajalci so bili čez noč soočeni s potrebo po drugačni organizaciji delovnega procesa, vse za ohranjanje delovanja podjetij, doseganje gospodarskih ciljev in s tem ohranjanje delovnih mest. V ospredje urejanja delovnopravnih razmerij so prišli instituti delovnega prava, ki se v praksi do zdaj niso pogosto uporabljali, in sicer čakanje na delo, delo od doma, nezmožnost opravljanja dela zaradi višje sile in odreditev opravljanja drugega dela. Na področje urejanja delovnopravnih razmerij med epidemijo covida-19 je posegla država s sprejemanjem interventnih zakonov, s katerimi želi omiliti posledice krize za gospodarstvo in državljane. V tem prispevku je predstavljen delovnopravni okvir, ki ureja pravice in obveznosti delavcev in delodajalcev, od zakona, ki ureja delovna razmerja, do ureditve v interventnih zakonih, ki se nanaša na urejanje delovnopravnih razmerij. Predstavljeni pa so tudi posamezni instituti delovnega prava, katerih uporaba je v ospredju od razglasitve epidemije covida-19.

The outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic has brought many challenges to employers in both the private and public sectors, not only in terms of providing liquidity but also in terms of organising the work process and regulating employment relationships with employees. With the first wave of the outbreak of the epidemic, life and business in the majority of the economy were completely locked down for a short time. Employers were faced overnight with the need for a different organisation of the work process, all with the aim of maintaining the operation of companies, achieving economic goals and thus preserving jobs. The institutes of labour law, which have not been widely used in practice so far, have come to the fore, namely lay-off personnel, teleworking, inability to perform work due to force majeure and ordering to perform other work. The state intervened in the field of regulation of labour relations during the SARS- CoV-2 epidemic by adopting intervention laws with which the state wants to mitigate the consequences of the crisis for the economy and citizens. This article will present the labour law framework that regulates the rights and obligations of employees and employers, from the law governing employment relationships to the regulation in intervention laws relating to the regulation of labour relations. Individual institutes of labour law, the use of which came to the fore when the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic was declared, will also be presented.