Euronews: Portuguese employers to be fined for calls to employees outside office hours 
… This is reported by Euronews.
As stated in the ruling Socialist Party, the new rules were adopted in response to an increase in the number of citizens working from home amid the coronavirus pandemic. It is noted that Portuguese employers will be fined for calls and messages to subordinates during non-working hours.
The Portuguese authorities also ordered companies to pay residents' electricity bills, as the amount of payments increases due to remote work. At the same time, the new measures will not apply to firms with less than ten employees. Portugal's Labor and Social Security Minister Ana Mendes Godinho stressed that the rise in popularity of teleworking could “change the rules of the game” by taking advantage of this trend.
In August, Finnish labor law professor Seppo Koskinen called an employer's demand for inform the employee about the coronavirus vaccination and provide the corresponding certificate. According to him, such information is confidential and should be provided at will.