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Costs and persons responsible for activities in the home office

Home office

As digitization progresses, more and more people are able to work at least partially from home. Currently, there are already 20% of the employees who at least partially carry out a mobile job. This demonstrably has a positive effect on the performance and satisfaction of the employees and promotes a better agreement between family and work.

We from Business Center Niederrhein Clarify the most important costs of home office activities and define who assumes responsibility for such a position.

Working in the home office: You should consider this as an employer

First, you should know that there is no legal right to a mobile workstation. You as an employer decide whether the relationship of trust with your employees is sufficient to create mobile workplaces. However, if you allow an employee to perform individual tasks remotely or work entirely from home, other employees should not be disadvantaged. This means that employees in the same position and in the same field of activity have the same rights and in this case both are entitled to a mobile position.

Note: If you offer mobile work, you have to pay for the office equipment of your employees. These include, for example:

  • Necessary office furniture
  • Laptop / computer
  • Telephone and Internet costs

The following legal guidelines apply to home work:

  • Working on Sundays and public holidays is not permitted
  • The maximum daily working time is 10 hours
  • A break of at least 11 hours must be allowed between work periods

Likewise, it is important to provide employees with secure contact options (for example through SSL encryption) and equip them with the appropriate security software. Thus, sensitive data of your company and your customers are protected and not visible to third parties.

Working in the home office: You should consider this as an employee

Even as an employee who has the opportunity to work in the home office, you should be aware of certain things. On the one hand, the taking of sensitive company or even customer data should only be carried out in compliance with the strictest safety regulations and concretely agreed with the employer.

On the other hand, it is important that your company computer is used exclusively by you and not additionally by your family members. Passing on passwords should of course be ruled out.

Always remember: Your boss is not obliged to give you the possibility of a mobile work. This is a voluntary performance of your employer based on great trust. In order to maintain this good relationship, you should make sure, along with correct timekeeping, that your benefits do not suffer from the additional freedoms. Thus, all parties remain satisfied and the harmonious coexistence can be continued.

Participation of the works council in mobile work

The works council also has a voice for mobile work, except when it comes to whether home work is generally introduced or not. However, if you allow your employees to work remotely, the works council must be consulted for specific changes.

Mobile work: Here, the works council has a say

  • Change of working hours
  • Weekly / monthly hours of the employees
  • Planning of project work
  • Maintaining safety requirements for the employee

Do you have any questions about the home office or do you want one for your employees? Rent business addressto make your business even more serious? We are happy to assist you with words and deeds and help you to optimize your business!

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