Ordering Home Office – The Employer's Toolkit Under Exceptional Circumstances

Due to the increasing spread of the coronavirus, numerous companies in Switzerland have already ordered home office work for their employees. This article addresses, inter alia, the question of whether employers can unilaterally order home office work in the current situation and what consequences this might have.

Home office by directive of the employer due to the corona pandemic

In order to prevent infection with the coronavirus, numerous companies have already issued binding directives for their employees to work from home. From an employment law perspective, this raises various questions.

1. Basic conditions for home office work

From a general point of view and irrespective of the current situation concerning the coronavirus, the following general conditions particularly apply to home office work from an employment law perspective.