Working from home creates specific regulatory compliance challenges. That's why those managing its compliance need a resilient, scalable plan.
There can be several reasons why employees need, want or are compelled to work from home (WFH). In the UK, after 26 weeks of continuous service, all employees have the legal right to request flexible working, which includes the opportunity to work from home. But, beyond that, there are times when a business may need employees to work virtually or from home - for example:
Even companies with embedded remote working into their business model need to onboard new staff and maintain regulatory compliance. For those that have not, large numbers of employees suddenly working from home creates both a legal and logistical challenge that must be managed properly to mitigate risk.
Our 3-step roadmap for compliance training and assessment will help to put your homeworking environment on a much stronger footing.
Start by asking all staff at your firm to take a 10-minute e-learning module on Working From Home to educate and engage with them on their responsibilities, especially concerning health and safety, data protection, information security and general compliance issues, as well as the support available to them to overcome the challenges of home working.
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Ask your managers to complete a further 15-minute module on managing homeworkers that explains the legal obligations that firms have to their staff working from home and prepares managers to support, motivate and get the most out of those working from home.
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This is an optional step meant for employers who want to go further than the training and get all their employees to go through issues related to Display Screen Equipment (DSE), slips and trips, fire and electrical safety, first aid, lone working, confidentiality and data protection etc. in their home working environment. This supports compliance under the DSE Regulations 1992 (as amended in 2002) and The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1998.
Skillcast also offers an online self-assessment that all employees can fill out concerning their homeworking environment, DSE, well-being and safety. This can be customised to cover the issues relevant to your business. If an employee flags up an issue, they are questioned further and provided with automated resolutions. If such a resolution is not possible, an alert gets generated for the designated manager(s) to deal with.
We have created some free resources to help you maintain continuity for your business as a whole and your compliance obligations.
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All of our training aids and advice are based on the guidelines and recommendations provided by officially recognised bodies, including:
We've created a comprehensive Health & Safety roadmap to help you navigate the compliance landscape, supported by e-learning in our Compliance Essentials Library.
We also have 100+ free compliance training aids, including assessments, best practice guides, checklists, desk aids, eBooks, games, posters, training presentations and even e-learning modules!
Finally, the SkillcastConnect community provides a unique opportunity to network with other compliance professionals in a vendor-free environment, priority access to our free online learning portal and other exclusive benefits.