Many of your employees are temporarily working from home due to the coronavirus situation. You’re wondering if you need to carry out a home workstation risk assessment for these homeworkers. Is this
necessary?
Published 18.05.2020
There’s been a 27% rise in homeworkers over the last decade and 1.7 million people now regularly work from home. This figure is only expected to increase further. What are your legal responsibilities
under a homeworking arrangement?
Published 18.12.2019
You’ve decided to move an employee to a permanent homeworking arrangement and you’ll be updating their employment contract to reflect this change. How should their new “normal place of work” be
described?
Published 11.02.2021
An employee who has been based at home for a couple of months has asked if they can have a permanent homeworking arrangement. In principle you’ve no objection, but what should you consider first?
Published 03.06.2020
In May 2022 it was reported that civil service staff have been ordered back to their workplaces, thus ending their homeworking arrangements. If an employee’s homeworking arrangement is permanent, can
it be revoked?
Published 26.05.2022
Apparently, 87% of homeworkers regularly look after their children while carrying out their jobs. As this could negatively impact performance, can you ban homeworkers from taking care of their
children whilst working for you?
Published 13.11.2023
One of your homeworkers says that the recommended minimum workplace temperature during cold weather is 16°C so you must contribute to their home heating costs. Are they correct?
Published 04.01.2023
Where an employee moves to homeworking, there are numerous issues to consider when putting the arrangement in place. Where homeworking happens at short notice, what should you prioritise?
Published 08.04.2020
Many employers have extended their COVID-19 homeworking arrangements until Spring 2022, meaning their temporary arrangements will have been in place for two years. Could this make a temporary
homeworking arrangement permanent?
Published 26.08.2021
An employee working from home has asked for a financial contribution towards their winter heating bills because they will be higher this year. Are you obliged to contribute towards a homeworker’s
household running costs?
Published 19.11.2020