Home office

Q: Can an employer order their employees to work from home?

No, the employee must always agree on working from home.

Q: Who determines the working hours of the employee when working from home?

The employer. However, it is possible to agree on a more flexible arrangement.

Q: What about the health and safety guidelines when working from home?

The employee should follow the same health and safety rules applied at the employer’s workplace.

Q: Is it possible to order overtime or on-call duty when working from home?

Yes, provided that the working hours are scheduled by the employer.

Q: Do I get the same salary when working from home as if I were working at the employer’s workplace?

Yes. In addition, you can claim a reimbursement for the cost of working from home.

last updated on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 (15:00)

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Rules and recommendations

Although home office is not an obligation anymore now, the workplace stays one of the most common places where infections occur as there is a large concentration of people from many different backgrounds being together for a long time. However, if the nature of the employee's working activities allows it, he/she should ideally continue to work from home.

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Can an employer order their employees to work from home?

Who determines the working hours of the employee when working from home?

What about the health and safety guidelines when working from home?

Is it possible to order overtime or on-call duty when working from home?

Do I get the same salary when working from home as if I were working at the employer’s workplace?

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