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Section 7 – Working at HomePolicy StatementNHS Ayrshire and Arran is prepared to consider working at home to improve retention andmake reasonable adjustments.This policy applies to any post where work is performed at or from home instead of atNational Health Service premises for a significant proportion of the contractual workinghours.Definition"Working at Home" occurs when an employee wishes, with the approval of their manager,to work at home for part of their working time even though their contract of employmentrequires them to be based on work premises.GUIDANCE NOTEThe principles and parameters must be agreed before a working at home scheme can beintroduced, taking note of the following considerations –• Hours of Duty – Hours worked at home will be s agreed with the line manager,taking into account the needs of the service but would normally be a maximum ofone day per week unless otherwise agreed• Working at home should be used to undertake specific work activities as agreedwith your line manager.• Frequency and duration of working at home should be agreed with the manager.• Reasonable notice of a wish to work at home must be given in line with thestandard procedure.• Once there is an agreement that an individual is to work at home for a part of a day,given day or period of days, the arrangement should be respected in so far aspossible.• Staff working at home may be recalled to work premises at short notice• In cases where staff working at home are frequently recalled to work premises atshort notice, working arrangements should be reviewed. The situation will initiallybe reviewed after 3 months and then annually thereafter or earlier should thecircumstances merit it. Individuals and managers should jointly monitor the impactof time spent working at home. Where an employee works at home more than 50days in any one calendar year the employee’s manager will actively review ways ofworking with particular regard to location of the workplace.• Staff working at home are required to carry out their work duties during their normalhours of work, unless otherwise agreed. Any domestic arrangements such asSeptember 2008 18
childcare/carer arrangements must remain in place throughout the hours of work.Any abuse of the working at home system could result in disciplinary action. Staffabusing the system will have the working at home arrangement withdrawnimmediately. Managers may request evidence of the work carried out.• Staff working at home must be contactable by telephone.September 2008 19
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