Teleworking in times of pandemic: A job challenge in higher education

Abstract

Teleworking is a form of labor organization that is developed under the essential use of technology, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic it has become a key tool for higher education. The objective of this research was to analyze the labor, social and technological repercussions of COVID-19 on teleworking and the guidelines for its implementation in the face of the pandemic. The methodology used consisted of an exploratory research, since there is little literature reported on the subject of study, descriptive and for the collection and analysis of the information, a review of the databases was used: SciELO, Latindex, Scopus, Redalyc, Dialnet, during the last five years, in addition to other national and international documentary sources. Public and private higher education implemented teleworking to guarantee the constitutional right to education and to give continuity to work relationships, facing labor, social, technological and family barriers generated by the pandemic. The implementation of teleworking for distance education in a pandemic requires the establishment of guidelines that allow obtaining favorable results for Institutions, teachers and students, therefore, studies that involve all social actors must be carried out.