O teletrabalho na Universidade Federal de Uberlândia: do controle da produtividade à precarização do trabalho

Abstract

Teleworking has been rapidly disseminated due to new Information and Communication Technologies and the pandemic, a period in which teleworking was adopted in an emergency and mandatory manner at Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU). This period enabled the expansion of the Programa de Gestão e Desempenho (PGD), which replaced attendance control with productivity control, and was adopted at the UFU. Aiming to study this new reality, the present study seeks to characterize the social and professional profile of Technical and Administrative Staff in Education who are working remotely, as well as their perceptions of this work modality. To achieve this, a questionnaire was applied, collecting social and professional data, along with two questions regarding their remote work experience. Data analysis was conducted using the Jamovi software, where the data were subjected to Pearson’s correlation and the Mann-Whitney test. The results indicate a positive experience among Administrative Technicians with this work modality, highlighting greater ease in managing personal and professional life, financial cost reduction, and increased concentration. In contrast, the most prominent negative aspects are hyperconnectivity, social isolation, and increased personal costs. While telework was predominantly perceived in a positive light, the nuances in teleworkers' responses point to inadequacies in work organization, particularly the transfer of risks and costs to the individual worker. This dynamic aligns with the global trend of structural labor precarization, emblematic of the broader expansion of neoliberal capitalism.