O trabalho remoto da Universidade Federal de Sergipe : pandemia, gestão e perspectivas

Abstract

Related of executing labor activity out of hirer's dependency is not a recent practice, but it was intensified due to COVID 19 pandemic. The remote work was the most common way out used in these conditions and Universidade Federal of Sergipe didn't do so differently at all, adopted new tools and working methods, using information and communication technology, and facing challenges that came up with this way of working. Therefore, this theoretical-empirical research had the goal to verify how the remote work on Universidade Federal de Sergipe had taken place during the pandemic. For that, it was done a qualitative and explorative research, through a study based on a unique case, that counted with a bunch of interviews and a semi structured script. The participants were servers linked to university pro-rectories, on a total of seven, these being the university pro-rectors or indicated by them. The data was processed using basic qualitative analysis. After the collected data, it was possible to conclude that Universidade Federal de Sergipe, according to the perception of managers interviewed, successfully applied remote work. The research also revealed the importance that information and communication technology has at the university. Moreover, although the difficulties reported, it was observed that institution has a clear direction and a goal of labor modernity.