Home Office Guidelines in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Concerning the crisis caused by the pandemic COVID-19, several measures adopted by the authorities have affected people in general, but we have seen special impacts inthe work context. Among them is the social distancing that has resulted in compulsory teleworking.As an action to support workers, the Brazilian Association of Organizational and Work Psychology (SBPOT) developed guidance material which relied on the preparation ofshort and purposeful texts, prepared by professional researchers who are recognized experts in their field. The material produced by SBPOT involves three volumes thataddress themes and guidelines in the light of the categories of Organizational and Work Psychology.Volume 1 is dedicated to the guidelines for the mandatory home office (distance work done at home), that is, the one that is being compulsorily carried out due to thepandemic COVID-19. The content covered in the texts comes from the results of long years of scientific research.