Designing And Implementing Working Time Arrangements And Telework

In order to improve working conditions around the globe, telework and working time issues need to be tackled on multiple levels in order to close the “gaps” between workers’ actual and preferred hours of work, as well as to advance the sustainability of enterprises. Telework and Working Time Arrangements (WTAs) that balance workers’ needs with business’ requirements do not happen by chance – a conscious effort to develop and implement such arrangements is needed. In partnership with the ILO’s Working Conditions Group, the ITCILO organized this e-learning course designed to provide workers’, employers’, and governments’ representatives with practical information and guidance that can be used to develop “balanced” telework and WTAs that are mutually beneficial for workers and enterprises. During the course, we will explore practical and actionable recommendations for effective teleworking and WTAs that are applicable to a broad range of actors; to support policymakers in updating existing policies; and to provide a flexible framework through which both private enterprises and public sector organizations can develop or update their own policies and practices. OBJECTIVES This course aims at strengthening the capacity of constituents to adopt policy, regulation, or other measures on working hours, working time arrangements or work organization arrangements to meet the needs of both workers and employers. CONTENT Module 1: Getting started. Key concepts and ILS(International labour standards) Module 2: Guiding principles and how to structure different types of WTAs Module 3: How to structure a Work Organization Arrangement Module 4: How to design and implement WTAs collaboratively Module 5: Personal project proposal