Working from home / e-working / homeworking

[monkey78]

I work for a small Institute, I want to move to be with my partner, but neither my company or myself want me to leave my job. Are there any implications for myself or my company (legal or otherwise) of me working from home in my new area 4 out of 5 days a week?

[spangle111]

The only consideration as long as all parties involved are happy with the arrangement would be are you disciplined enough to stick at it. I worked from home for a while but my daughter was very small and I found myself leaving off to do stuff for her when I should be working and leaving the caring to her dad. If you can stick with it then good luck. You're really lucky to have an employer who values you - all too rare these days.

[redcrx]

I agree with Spangle.

I work from home 3 days a week and have a 17 month old child to look after at same time. Motivation is vital!

AB also distracts me a fair bit, but at least i do get my work done by the end of each day.

[buttoneyes]

You need an Amendment to Written Statement of Particulars to reflect the change - basically, an amended contract.
I work in HR and we have a few people who work some days of the week at home. Our system allows us to see the working hours that the employee does, and we could question it should there be no activity for a few hours. Most companies use email these days so if anyone needed you, you should be on hand to answer them. The company may provide you with a laptop or they would need to securitise your PC to ensure security is the same as it would be in the office. They would also need to look at the Health and Safety aspect - you are still under a contract by them so if you tripped on your laptop wire, they would need to ensure you can't sue them.
Working from home is ok, so long as you're not in a call centre of some kind where it's not practical.