During the corona health crisis, mandatory and/or recommended
telework became practically the rule. With the collective
bargaining agreement no. 149 of 26 January 2021, the National
Labour Council has given this regulation a legal framework.
This (temporary) collective bargaining agreement (hereinafter
CLA) regulates the telework made compulsory or recommended by the
government during the Covid-19 health crisis.
1. When does CLA no. 149 apply?
This CLA applies to employers who, as at 1 January 2021, have
not yet provided for a regulation on teleworking.
The CLA therefore does not apply to existing collective
agreements, individual agreements on telework or telework policies
that have been concluded or adopted in companies before 1 January
2021. This means that existing agreements on teleworking continue
to apply in situations where the government strongly recommends or
imposes teleworking as part of the measures to combat the
coronavirus.
