Key paragraphs in a home-work policy.
A home-work policy avoids 80% of arguments. Four mandatory blocks: time & availability, equipment & reimbursements, security, and emergency reachability. Keep it short: a 3-page policy gets read, a 12-page one does not.
Try this first
- 1Time: core hours when everyone is reachable, freedom outside those or not.
- 2Equipment: who supplies what (laptop, monitor, chair, internet), owned or loaned.
- 3Security: VPN required or ZTNA, no work data on personal cloud, mandatory screen lock.
- 4Reachability for incidents: emergency phone number, expected response time.
When to bring us in
Works council or union is involved: home-work policy is subject to consent under WOR article 27 for parts of it, engage them early.
See also
- VPN will not connect or keeps droppingTwo main causes: your home internet or the VPN server. One quick test separates them.
- VPN connects but corporate folders are unreachableConnection says "green" but your network drives will not open. Almost always a DNS or routing issue.
- Home PC slow on VPN, fast at the officeThree suspects: home internet, VPN server limits, or routing that takes a long detour.
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