In the previous part of this series, we wrote about how the
shift to permanent remote work comes with some challenges that
implicate accommodation laws and performance management of remote
workers. In part two of this series on managing a future remote
workforce, we tackle some of the biggest wage-hour and privacy
issues that are likely to arise and/or be more prevalent with
remote workers.
- Reimbursable Business
Expenses
Many companies' expense reimbursement policies are geared
toward employee travel. But as remote work becomes a more permanent
arrangement for many employees in the future, employers should
consider what types of expenses employees might incur for equipment
and services purchased to turn temporary home offices into their
permanent, and only, work locations in the future. Obvious ones
include broadband internet service, cell phone or VoIP telephone
lines, high-speed wireless routers, printers/scanners, web-enabled
video cameras, and more
