LEGAL ISSUES OF IMPLEMENTING THE RIGHTS OF ELEWORKERS: CASE OF LITHUANIA

Abstract

The article analyzes the concept of remote work as a form of work organization using
information technology, the legal regulation of remote work at the European Union and
national level, and aims to reveal the problems faced by employers and employees in
implementing the rights of remote workers established by law. The article draws
attention to the compensation of expenses when working remotely, the organization of
work control, the relationship of the employee's right to privacy with the employer's obligation to ensure health and safety requirements, and to identification of ways to
reduce social exclusion when the employee works remotely. At the end of the article, it is
possible to reach the conclusion that the rights of teleworkers are not fully implemented
both due to insufficiently clear legal regulation and difficulties in the practical
implementation of the requirements established by the law.