An employee has asked if they can work from home on the same day each week. You’ve no objection to this kind of arrangement in principle, but how can you ensure they don’t use it as an opportunity to
skive?
Published 16.11.2012
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
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
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
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
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
An employee has submitted a request for homeworking and you suspect that it is motivated by a desire to reduce their childcare costs. How can you make it clear that your time isn’t for looking after
their children?
Published 06.11.2014
On average, there are 80 power cuts each day in the UK and they are expected to increase over the next few years. Where a homeworker can’t work due to a lengthy power cut, are they entitled to be
paid for working time that’s lost?
Published 13.01.2022
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
It’s estimated that approximately 4.2 million employees carry out some form of homeworking. With these arrangements, much emphasis is placed on the advantages but there are significant downsides too.
What are they?
Published 22.09.2016