The Home Office Scheme – The Employer Must Know This

The last decades, there has been a societal and technological development that has contributed to creating great flexibility in everyday working life. It has become increasingly common to use a home office, and many have a working day where they combine work from their private home with their permanent workplace. With the increased use of home offices, it is important that employers familiarize themselves with the rules that apply to home working.

Rules for working in a home office

The Working Environment Act applies similarly to work in the employee's home. In addition to the rules of the Working Environment Act, supplementary rules for home offices have been adopted in the Regulations on work carried out in the employee's home, regulation 5 July 2002 no. 715 (the "home office regulations").