The Corona pandemic has given the Home Office lift. Many employees offer new options. The Partner for a few weeks in France to visit, and the Remote workplace move. With the family in the cottage to the sea, morning and afternoon work, the lunch break on the beach and spend the evening under the palm trees by night. This sounds a lot more tempting.
But is it legally allowed to transfer the Remote station from the own apartment abroad? And what to watch for?
Home-Office abroad: The need to
be considered “Still there is no claim to the Home Office,” emphasizes employment law expert Tobias Törnig of the düsseldorf-based law firm FPS compared to FOCUS Online. But if it can be arranged from the employer’s Home Office , it may be theoretically moved abroad.
Important, according to Törnig: The employee is only temporarily in a foreign country. For frontier workers or workers with the place of residence (second residence) abroad other tax law, and subject to social insurance schemes. For more than half a year a place of residence is considered to be a fixed center of life, so Törnig. In other countries he could be to site in order to a operation – with fiscal consequences for the employer.
Who wants to relocate its Home Office abroad, it must also guarantee the operation required security measures , for example, for the protection of secret documents. In addition, the accessibility must be ensured. The prescribed working hours must also be in the Home Office fulfilled – no matter how late it is in the location just.
there is No reason for a dismissal
Are met, the above-described aspects, the expert in labor law no reason for a possible termination . However, the consultation with the employer is always a good idea. Cem Özdemir: “people like the Uniform belongs to stripped – and-now” FOCUS Online/Wochit Cem Özdemir: “people like the Uniform belongs undressed and instantly” These seven Life Hacks everyone should know, loves his car PCP should be aware of These seven Life Hacks everyone who loves his car
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