REMOTE WORK IN POST COVID 19 TANZANIA: RELEVANCE AND LEGAL REGULATION CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

Abstract

The outbreak of COVID 19 has taught the world that employers do not have to physically assemble multitude of employees in their default place of work to have their work done. The imposed physical distancing and lockdown rules during the pandemic left employers with no choices other than adopting remote work option. As such, remote work proved to be an effective and reliable labour market solution during the pandemic. The adoption of the remote work as successful labour market option during and after pandemic triggered rethinking of the relevance of and requirement for the work to be done at the employer’s worksite. Accordingly, it accelerated adoption of remote work option without adequate legal backing, leaving employers and employees in regulatory grey area. Therefore, this paper seeks to uncover whether remote work is legally covered and adequately regulated in Tanzania.