Allianz Re: Conflict around Home Office comes to a head in court!
Allianz Re: Conflict around Home Office comes to a head in court!
München, Deutschland - Vienna - Alliance for Free Sonntag Austria has welcomed the new initiative of the European Commission to design teleworking and rest. According to the association, this measure, which is intended to strengthen the rights of employees, is a crucial step to counter the challenges of progressive digitization and telework. As the Allianz explains in a message, it emphatically supports a right to rest periods that obliges Member States to introduce a common day of rest for the employees. This initiative could not only reduce health burdens through constant accessibility, but also contribute to strengthening social cohesion by creating time for common activities. The Alliance calls on the EU to integrate such a day of rest into its legislative proposals, whereby exceptions should only apply to critical sectors such as emergency services and healthcare, such as on kathpress.at was reported.
In the meantime, a study by the IFO Institute shows that home office has become normal for a considerable part of employees and companies in Germany. In large cities such as Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, many companies rely on a combination of presence days and teleworking. The Allianz Re, a subsidiary of the Allianz Group, has been experiencing tensions between the works council and the management of the office for over a year. The Munich Labor Court recently dealt with this conflict. The works council criticizes the fact that employees are ordered back to the office without prior vote, which contradicts the existing company agreement from 2016. This agreement stipulates that mobile work must be handled without pressure and in consultation between employees and superiors. Dr. Markus Adams, the chairman of the works council, expressed that it was not acceptable if managers continue to stay in the home office, while regular employees are called back to the office. A clear regulation is essential. Allianz Re tries to establish a new company agreement that enables flexible work. The employees are currently still tied to the old agreement, which set four presence days per month for the approximately 20,000 employees in Germany. A new court appointment for clarification of the regulations is scheduled for April 25, as Insegrated Bode.de| Details | |
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