Information on changes to occupational safety rules relating to remote working
Government Decree 487/2020 (XI.11.) was published in issue 244 of the Hungarian Gazette (November 11, 2020), which deals with the application of rules relating to teleworking during the state of emergency, among other things. Exercising its emergency powers due to the second wave of the Covid-SARS 2 coronavirus, the government has taken the following measures:
- § (1) Different application of the provisions of Act XCIII of 1993 on occupational safety § 1 (1) During the state of emergency declared in Government Decree 478/2020. (XI. 3.) on the declaration of a state of emergency (hereinafter: state of emergency), Section 86/A of Act XCIII of 1993 on occupational safety shall not apply.
Based on the issued provision, this means that during the declared state of emergency, employers are exempt from the risk assessment tasks and obligations set out in Section 86/A of Act XCIII of 1993 (Occupational Safety Act) and specified in Section 54 of the Act.
However, we would like to draw our Partners' attention to the fact that once the emergency situation has ended, this obligation will automatically be reinstated, regardless of when the employee started working remotely (retroactive effect)!
1.§ (2) In the case of teleworking, the employer shall inform the employee of the rules governing working conditions that are necessary for the performance of work and that do not pose a risk to health and safety, and the employee shall choose the place of work with regard to the fulfillment of these working conditions.
To assist in the implementation of paragraph (2), we recommend sharing the informative video prepared by the staff of Cedit 2000 Kft. with your employees. The video presents the minimum requirements for a workstation suitable for working from home. By sharing the video, the obligations of employers and employees set out in the Government Decree become easy to comply with. Please share the link below with your employees!
The video is available here:
We would also like to inform our partners that if they wish to comply with their obligations under Section 86/A of the Occupational Safety Act, either during the emergency period or after its expiry, they should use the special software developed by the staff of Cedit 2000 Kft. This software eliminates the need for personal contact, which was previously unavoidable for the preparation of risk assessments. It is easy to use and offers a cheap, fast, and extremely effective solution. You can find out more about this option on this platform:
