All of this is especially noteworthy because it represents unequal treatment, if compared to what the Law stipulates for private sector employers, since in this case companies must provide the necessary work equipment, as well as the relevant maintenance measures, to all people who telework.
The Law requires the private sector that telework be an exceptional measure, which serves to contain Covid 19, and on the other hand this is not the case in the public administration; the justification of the Ministry of Finance and Public Service is to be able to respond to the need for time to be able to carry out a correct planning of the existing resources for the implementation of telework.
They also explain that the preferred working mode in the public administration at the moment is in-person, and that civil servants can only use telework for 20% of their working day, or what is the same, one day a week.
But when the Royal Decree that will regulate teleworking for civil servants is finally approved, they will be able to telework up to 60% of their day, and this will create a situation of inequality between public institutions and private companies.
In all these circumstances, there is also a problem of cyber security, since the use of personal devices to work can cause this type of problem, and in the case of public administration, it could be especially serious due to the type of data it handles.