Aim:

To evaluate the working conditions and the results of teleworking of a group of teachers from a higher education institution in Cuba.

Methods and techniques:

A survey about teleworking designed by specialists at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Havana, Cuba was applied to a representative sample of 43 workers and executives. The data were processed using absolute and relative frequencies, Student-T test, and Chi square, in IBM SPSS Statistics, v. 22, for Windows.

Main results:

The working conditions were evaluated as positive, particularly labor planning and organization, clarity of objectives and deadlines. However, the organization did not provide the means for distance work, and offered no previous training on this modality. The results of teleworking were also favorable, with apparent improvements in the competencies of teleworkers in relation to information technology use, information management, autonomy and self-control, and time administration. Nonetheless, an rise in the number of working hours, rhythm, and work load was observed.

Conclusions:

Teleworkers recognized the benefits of this modality, and expressed positive opinions about the working conditions, and the results of teleworking, though some aspects were observed to hamper their labor health. No statistically significant differences were observed between the criteria from workers and executives. Several recommendations were made in order to improve teleworking.

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