Analysis of teleworking and its impact in the new digital era (Ecuador Case)

Abstract

Technological advances, globalization, and the coronavirus pandemic have created new spaces that allowed changes and reforms to be evaluated within the workplace. In this sense, teleworking was presented as a promise to alleviate the effects of social isolation due to the emergency, being that this form of work is carried out with technological tools, reducing social contact. The objective of the study was to analyze teleworking and its impact in the new digital era. The applied methodology was based on descriptive research under the qualitative paradigm, based on the bibliographic review of the literature, on scientific articles published in the last five years. The impact generated by teleworking depends on the context in which it is carried out. If its implementation is carried out within an adequate environment, with the optimal tools, adequate labor regulations, and timely training, the impact is positive, therefore advantages are evident such as labor flexibility, reduction in cost, on the other hand, when this environment does not have such an environment the impact is negative and consequently generates disadvantages, such as: occupational diseases due to poor organization of work tasks.