About this policy

We support home working in appropriate circumstances either occasionally (to respond to specific circumstances or to complete particular tasks) and in some cases on a regular (full or part-time basis), and where you may not be able to make it to the Company premises for work because of adverse weather or transport issues, then the Company may require you to work from home on such days. In addition, occasional or permanent home working can, in certain circumstances, be a means of accommodating a disability and can be requested as a means of flexible working.

If you do not already have home working arrangements agreed with the Company, or you would like to change those, please follow this policy.

This policy covers all employed staff.

This policy does not form part of any employee's contract of employment and we may amend it at any time.

Homeworking arrangements

There are a number of circumstances in which the ability to work from home on an occasional or temporary basis may be of benefit to you:

1. when a child or elderly relative or dependant becomes unwell or arrangements for their care break down at short notice;
2. when, despite being fit to work, travelling to the office is difficult (for example, due to recovery from an injury such as a broken leg);
3. when public transport has been disrupted (for example by the weather or by a strike, that affects your travel arrangements); or
4. when a quiet, uninterrupted work environment will assist in dealing with a backlog of administrative tasks or in writing reports to a deadline.

In these circumstances working at home can be authorised by your team leader where, in their opinion:

1. you have work that can be undertaken at home; and
2. working at home is cost-effective and any increase in work that may be passed to your colleagues as a result is kept to a minimum.

Your team leader will, where necessary, liaise with Sam Cole to confirm arrangements.

You may want to vary your working arrangements so that, either permanently or for a fixed period, you work from home for all or part of your working week. Any request to work from home must meet the needs of our business as well as your needs.

Request for homeworking

After successful completion of your probationary period, you can speak to your team leader to make a request for homeworking. However, not all roles and not all jobs are suitable for homeworking.

A request for homeworking is unlikely to be approved, on either an occasional or permanent basis if:

1. you need to be present in the office to perform your job (for example, because it involves a high degree of personal interaction with colleagues or third parties or involves equipment that is only available in the office);