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
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
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
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an employer’s decision to withdraw a flexible working arrangement from a female employee because her children are now at school was wrong. Why?
Published 09.05.2014
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
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
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
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
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
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