REMOTE WORKING AND WELL-BEING – THE PURSUIT OF A FAIR BALANCE IN EUROPE
REMOTE WORKING AND WELL-BEING – THE PURSUIT OF A FAIR BALANCE IN EUROPE

Author(s): Carmen Moldovan
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: health; employees; human rights
Summary/Abstract: There are many lessons to be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic concerning working environment and the challenges on various aspects of private life. The need for companies to adapt and continue their activities during unprecedented circumstances created new solutions that impacted on flexibility and resilience both of the business sector and of the persons working therein. The main aim of this paper is not to analyse specific national legislation on remote working before and after the pandemic, but rather to address the question of a fair balance between work efficiency and wellbeing of the employees. The lack of a comprehensive definition of wellbeing and digital wellbeing gives rise to a continuous tension between employers and employees and in the post pandemic reality the focus is no longer only on high productivity but on specific rights of employees which were not the principal object of employers` concern.Well-being is closely linked to a person’s state of health, it is a very complex notion which needs to be addressed and clarified. In the constant evolution of technology and digital environment, it will constitute an important factor in the work relationships. Present and future developments in this concern will be explored by the paper.

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