Regular homeworking

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• An employee would be classified as a regular homeworker when they spend around 50% of their contracted hours working from home.

• This is an agreement between the employer and employee.

• The employee and line-manager must have an agreement outlining what work is expected of them.

• This type of arrangement makes sense when the employee has to make frequent or regular off-site visits.

• A formal request for homeworking must be made to be a regular homeworker. Some organisations may have a form that has to be filled in and sent to management and HR for a written response.

• Some regular homeworkers may have more protections if they have a contract change stating home as their base.