Employees in government agencies (federal and local) expressed their annoyance with what they described as phone and electronic "chases" from their managers at work, for periods of up to 12 hours per day, to require them to implement non-urgent or urgent matters and assignments related to the conduct of work, stressing that the work "is not emergency" Throughout the day it creates a feeling of confusion and reflects negatively on the condition of the home.
The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources confirmed the right of the labor authorities to determine the hours of work remotely, according to the interest of work, and without prejudice to the responsibilities entrusted to the body legally, stressing that «the employee at a distance does not deserve any compensation for the additional work in the case of working for hours longer than it is Formally decided.
In detail, the social networking platform «Twitter» witnessed a discussion between a large number of employees in government agencies (federal and local) about what they described as phone and electronic “chases” from their managers at work, to add new tasks to their work, the completion of which takes between 10 and 12 An hour a day.
They agreed, during the discussion, that "non-emergency" work throughout the day comes at the expense of children, who are currently experiencing temporary social isolation, and need their parents to help them fill the free time, noting that doubling the amount of work "creates a negative feeling for them, which is reflected Negatively on the condition of the home ».
One of the accounts owner said: «There is a type of officials asking his employees to work day and night even during the weekend, and assigning them to non-urgent matters requesting that they be done at an urgent time», stressing that “working remotely in these circumstances does not mean that the manager searches for any additional assignment For his employees, even if it is not of great importance. ”
Another account holder replied to him, saying: “There are people who think that working hours remotely means that the employee is on call 24 hours a day.”
He added: "Personally, I work 12 hours and more, continuously, to the point of forcing me to be isolated in my room at home due to unimportant and endless requests."
A third said: «I receive from my manager at work throughout the day about 13 calls and messages via e-mail, or via remote applications and programs of work, and in each call he assigns me a different job, and insists on finishing the required on the same day, despite Most of the assignments are not urgent, and they can be postponed to the next day. ”
The owner of the account suggested conducting a search for labor laws in countries such as the United States of America and Europe, especially Germany, and trying to take advantage of the best laws in place to preserve the rights of employees and employers in the working hours system, noting that labor laws in Germany prevent contact with the employee after the end of Opening hours, whether by phone or via email, except in times of emergency, and in the case of very important reasons.
On the other hand, the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources stated that the federal labor authorities must observe a number of requirements when applying the remote work system, including «adapting the requirements of the remote work to suit the nature of the business and the job cadres and the categories and health cases concerned with the application, while stressing the importance of not Breach of duties and responsibilities legally entrusted to it, then ensuring that its services are ready to be provided to customers and the public, and that they are available through websites or smart applications, and focus on encouraging customers to take advantage of smart services as a basic option, an alternative to Personal Aarat centers provide services, as well as the use of technical media and ensure the provision of equipment, or any other means staff ».
The requirements also included following up on the application of remote work, measuring the productivity of employees, ensuring the quality of the outputs, determining the time frames for providing services, implementing tasks and delivering projects, committing to applying governance and cybersecurity standards when using technology means in applying the remote work system, and implementing any other controls The employer deems it appropriate in this regard.
Follow up the achievement electronically
The list of requirements identified by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources included that the workforce provide the technical facilities for holding periodic meetings, following up on completion electronically, accessing the main and subsidiary electronic systems for performing business in the entity, completing the performance of the tasks and responsibilities assigned to them, and using the available means of communication by teams Work and internal committees within the Federal Authority, so that members can know the latest developments.