Teleworking and labor conditions in the United Kigdom
| Autor | Jo Carby-Hall |
| Cargo | Director of International Legal Research,. Centre for Legislative Studies, School of Law and Politics, University of Hull |
| Páginas | 70-82 |
IUSLabor 2/2017
TELEWORKING AND LABOUR CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Jo Carby-Hall
Director of International Legal Research,
Centre for Legislative Studies, School of Law and Politics, University of Hull
Introduction.
Teleworking is a growing form of flexible employment in the United Kingdom. 2.4
million tele-workers,89 making up 8% of the UK workforce,90 use information technology
(IT) to assist them to work away from the traditional office environment. At European
level the social partners entered into a non-binding framework agreement as part of the
social dialogue process and committed themselves to implementing the agreement at
national level. The UK was among the first countries to implement the European accord
in that the CBI, TUC and CEEP UK worked productively together to agree the Telework
Guidance91 which is a voluntary non-binding document which suits the UK labour
market, businesses and national circumstances and provides a useful tool and check list
for companies considering the implementation of teleworking.92
89 Senior officials and managers constitute the majority of all teleworkers (23%).
90 2.2 million tele-workers rely on computers and telephones to such an extent that they cannot perform
their job without them. About 62 % of teleworkers are self-employed. Two thirds or some 6% of the tele-
workers are men against some 53% female tele -workers. (Source: UK Government Office of National
Statistics 2005). There has been a marked incr ease in tele-workers since 1997 when figures were first
collated showing 921,000 or 4% of the British workforce. By 2005 teleworkers increased by 150% and the
figures, though more stabilised a re still experiencing a modest rise! No official statistics are available for
more recent years.
91 This guidance document launched in August 2003 and disseminated in various ways by the British social
partners aims at providing employers, employees and other persons with information, advice and guidance
on telework. This method of implementing the EU framework agreement is one which suits best the British
labour market procedures and practices.
92 Such key issues explained in a simple manner when promoting or introducing telework as health and
safety, data processing, the organisation of work generally and so on.
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