Common use of Home Based Work Clause in Contracts

Home Based Work. (a) With the prior agreement of the Centre, an employee may, for an agreed period, perform part of their duties at home. (b) A home based work agreement for an employee to perform duties at home must be determined and must set out: • the days and hours of work, and the range of duties, to be performed at the Centre’s premises and at the home based work site, provided that duties are performed at the Centre’s premises at least one day a week; • the equipment, materials and facilities to be provided by the Centre and any agreement as to ownership and maintenance of these; • the equipment, materials and facilities to be provided by the employee and any agreement as to the Centre’s contribution to the cost of providing or maintaining these; • an initial trial period of no more than three months; • the duration of the arrangement and the date of renewal and further review; • the Centre’s statutory obligations for ensuring the health and safety of the employee while undertaking home based work and the employer’s obligation to maintain appropriate and relevant levels of insurance; • the right of the employee or the Centre to terminate the arrangement with suitable notice; • the right of the Centre, Workcover and other nominated persons or organisations to inspect the employee’s home based work site, and limits to that right; • the methods of communicating to the employee all decisions or developments within the Centre or other information which is relevant to the employee; and • any other relevant matter.