Mojito, pool and farewell: the danger of teleworking in the summer away from your usual residence
This practice raises doubts among labor law experts regarding contract compliance, occupational risks and the duty of confidentiality.
Poolworking or beachworking is the term that gives its name to the phenomenon of working on the beach towel or by the pool lounger. Drawing up a payroll, programming software, updating an accounting balance or writing a news report while looking out to sea is possible thanks to teleworking. At first glance, everyone wins: companies improve their turnover ratios because their employees are happier and less likely to leave, while workers enjoy the freedom to organize their time and save valuable vacation days.
The tricky issue of accidents
What about in the event of an accident? Is an incident that can happen while lying on a beach towel considered a work accident? Ana Gómez, president of the National Association of Labor Lawyers, is clear: "The mutual insurance companies will not recognize a work accident if it occurred at a previously unreported home", and even less so in a recreational area such as a pool or beach.
It doesn't matter if the accident occurs during working hours, which is one of the characteristics that suggest it is a work accident: if the site is not suitable in terms of occupational risk prevention, "that presumption would not apply", the expert points out.
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