On November15, 2021 the AmCham HR Committee – jointly with the Regulatory Committee - held an online discussion on the issues of corporate Covid vaccinations and home office regulations.
Andrea Juhos, Managing Director, LHH Hungary moderated the first part of the discussion, and our invited speakers - Ákos Janza, Managing Director, Head of Enterprise Transformation and Global Head of Offices at MSCI Inc., László Pók, Team Leader, Data Protection and Employment Law Team at Magyar Telekom Nyrt., and Zsuzsanna Varga, Managing Director, HR manager, Arconic - outlined their thoughts and reservations on Government Decree 449/2021. (VII. 29.), which provides employers with the possibility of mandating employees to acquire vaccination against COVID-19. They shared their approach and followed corporate policy regarding vaccination among their respective companies’ employees from legal, practical, accountability, and risk-management perspectives.
In the second part of the meeting, our participants - led by László Pók - discussed the problems of home office regulation. They debated the question whether Government Decree 487/2020. (XI. 11.), which contains several favorable provisions for teleworking and home-office possibilities, would provide an acceptable basis for such solutions, once the pandemic ends, should the decree remain in place. Furthermore, the audience discussed their companies’ relevant current practices and formulated several questions and proposals on the future regulation of flexible work which need to be addressed in the modification of Labor Code. The elaboration of the relevant proposals under the leadership of László Pók will continue, and AmCham intends to submit the recommendation to the responsible governmental body.