Law & occupational safety
What belongs in a remote work policy?
Scope, prerequisites, number and distribution of remote days, availability, working time, equipment, occupational safety, data protection, cost rules, working abroad and a change process.
Good policies are short and decidable: every question that would otherwise be negotiated individually should have an answer in the document. Anything else creates unequal treatment.
Check consistency with the works agreement, employment contract and IT policy. Contradictions are the most common source of conflict.
Our free policy generator produces a draft in minutes that you can align internally.
Key points
- Name days, availability and prerequisites clearly
- Cover equipment, safety and data protection
- Check consistency with works agreement and IT policy
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