“Today, we have about 7% of employed citizens working remotely.

Within the framework of our country, this is about 3 million 700 thousand citizens, "TASS quotes him.

According to Kotyakov, the department believes that even after the restrictions on coronavirus are lifted, a significant part of people who have gone remotely will continue to work in this format.

“Therefore, it is important to be clear on the controversial issues that arise for the employer and the employee when organizing remote employment,” the minister stressed.

Earlier, the Yuga.ru portal wrote that the headquarters of the Republic of Adygea for the fight against coronavirus demanded that employers in the region transfer at least 25% of employees to remote work.