{"id":865,"date":"2022-04-29T04:18:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T08:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katzmelinger.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=865"},"modified":"2026-03-26T00:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T04:38:07","slug":"trabajo-remoto-fuera-de-horario-una-demanda-en-espera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katzmelinger.com\/es\/blog\/2022\/04\/remote-workers-and-off-the-clock-work-lawsuit-waiting-to-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Trabajadores remotos y trabajo a tiempo parcial: \u00bfUn caso judicial que est\u00e1 a punto de resolverse?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aunque los empleados generalmente no quieren trabajar fuera del horario laboral (OTC) sin una remuneraci\u00f3n adecuada, muchos de ellos est\u00e1n obligados a hacerlo para cumplir adecuadamente sus obligaciones o porque su empleador les ha requerido expresamente que trabajen fuera del horario laboral. Sin embargo, esta pr\u00e1ctica podr\u00eda desencadenar litigios legales costosos.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el trabajo fuera del horario habitual?<\/h2>\n<p>Dependiendo del tipo de acuerdo laboral que tenga un empleado no exento, trabajar fuera de horario puede implicar:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>realizar tareas laborales antes de registrarse en el horario o despu\u00e9s de salir del horario;<\/li>\n<li>trabajar durante los descansos;<\/li>\n<li>no registrar todas las horas trabajadas;<\/li>\n<li>participar en cursos de formaci\u00f3n o eventos laborales, en algunos casos; o<\/li>\n<li>verificar correos electr\u00f3nicos o realizar tareas laborales fuera del horario habitual.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ya sean estos comportamientos consecuencia de malos h\u00e1bitos, una supervisi\u00f3n deficiente o pol\u00edticas laborales ilegales, trabajar a tiempo parcial significa que los trabajadores cumplen con sus obligaciones laborales sin recibir compensaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<h2>Eliminaci\u00f3n del trabajo fuera del horario laboral<\/h2>\n<p>Minimizar o eliminar el trabajo fuera de la empresa es crucial por muchas razones. Por ejemplo, trabajar fuera de la empresa puede provocar un aumento del estr\u00e9s laboral, expectativas de producci\u00f3n poco realistas y niveles de personal inadecuados.<\/p>\n<p>As\u00ed, tanto los empleadores como los trabajadores pueden beneficiarse al dejar de realizar trabajo fuera del horario laboral. Algunas formas de combatir el trabajo fuera del horario laboral incluyen:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20220411-the-managerial-obsession-with-busywork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Reducir la cantidad de tareas innecesarias<\/a><u>;<\/u><\/li>\n<li>actualizar los sistemas de informaci\u00f3n para que sean m\u00e1s f\u00e1ciles y precisos;<\/li>\n<li>implementar y comprender las pol\u00edticas contra el trabajo a tiempo parcial;<\/li>\n<li>ajustar los niveles de trabajo;<\/li>\n<li>mejorar la comunicaci\u00f3n entre los empleados y los directivos para facilitar que los trabajadores planteen sus problemas de gesti\u00f3n del tiempo;<\/li>\n<li>limitar el acceso a los sistemas para evitar su uso fuera del horario de trabajo; o<\/li>\n<li>aplicar las normas estatales y federales relativas a los descansos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No tomar estas y otras medidas para eliminar el trabajo a domicilio puede tener consecuencias costosas.<\/p>\n<h2>C\u00f3mo el trabajo fuera del mercado laboral puede desencadenar disputas sobre salarios y horas de trabajo<\/h2>\n<p>Trabajar en el sector paralelo es problem\u00e1tico por muchas razones, incluyendo afectar negativamente la salud mental de los empleados y violar los derechos legales de los trabajadores. En el contexto legal, cuando los empleados no reciben pago por el trabajo en el sector paralelo, esto puede constituir una causa de despido. <a href=\"https:\/\/katzmelinger.com\/es\/areas-de-practica\/derecho-laboral\/reclamaciones-de-salarios-y-horas\/\" data-wpil=\"url\" data-wpil-url-old=\"aHR0cHM6Ly9rYXR6bWVsaW5nZXIuY29tL3ByYWN0aWNlLWFyZWFzL2VtcGxveW1lbnQtbGF3L3dhZ2UtaG91ci1jbGFpbXMtZW1wbG95ZWVzLw==\">Reclamaci\u00f3n por robo de salario<\/a>. Los trabajadores pueden demandar a su empleador por no haber pagado los salarios regulares ni los salarios por horas extras, lo que puede obligar a los empleadores a pagar fuertes multas, sanciones y cualquier da\u00f1o econ\u00f3mico que los empleados hayan sufrido.<\/p>\n<p>Todo trabajador que tenga inquietudes sobre el trabajo a tiempo parcial o los salarios no pagados deber\u00eda consultar las opciones legales con un abogado experimentados.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although employees generally do not want to work off the clock (\u201cOTC\u201d) without proper compensation, many employees are obliged to do so in order to perform their duties adequately or because their employer has expressly required them to work OTC. However, this practice could trigger costly legal disputes. What is off-the-clock work? 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