Work-from-home (WFH) has become a very controversial employment scheme. Although the benefits have been discussed, governments and companies were resistant to making it the norm. But the case against remote working was more about prejudices. Employers typically thought that a lack of direct contact would permit employees to shirk their duties, among other reservations.
In recent years, we have seen a surge in remote working, with more companies adopting this type of work as a benefit included in their compensation packages. Remote working for one or two days per week became a common fixture in many sectors. But it was not until Covid-19 that we saw an exponential increase in WFH arrangements.
An Unregulated Model
Remote working was implemented without specific regulations. However, in Central America and the Caribbean, several countries have enacted laws to lay the legal groundwork to grant security for companies that want to apply it. Have they been successful?
Costa Rica was the first country in the region to enact a law specifically to regulate remote working. Following suit, Panama and El Salvador issued or are in the process of enacting laws of their own.
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