Common use of WORKING FROM HOME Clause in Contracts

WORKING FROM HOME. The Commission will not impose caps on groups of employees on the time that may be approved to work from home or remotely, with each request to be considered on its merits. The Commission may provide equipment necessary for, or reimbursement, for all or part of the costs associated with establishing a working from home arrangement. An employee working from home is covered by the same employment conditions as an employee working at an office site under this Agreement. The Commission will provide employees with guidance on working from home safely. Employees will not be required by the Commission to work from home unless it is lawful and reasonable to do so. This may include where circumstances prevent attendance at an office during a pandemic or natural disaster. In these situations, the Commission will consider the circumstances of the employees and options to achieve work outcomes safely. Employees may request ad-hoc flexible working arrangements. Ad-hoc arrangements are generally one-off or short-term arrangements for circumstances that are not ongoing. Employees should, where practicable, make the request in writing and provide as much notice as possible. Requests for ad-hoc arrangements are not subject to the request and approval processes detailed in clauses 5.73 to 5.82. The Commission should consider ad-hoc requests on a case-by-case basis, with a bias to approving ad-hoc requests, having regard to the employee’s circumstances and reasonable business grounds. Where a regular pattern of requests for ad-hoc arrangements from an employee emerges, the Commission should consider whether it is appropriate to seek to formalise the arrangement with the employee. An employee may request to work an alternative regular span of hours (bandwidth hours). If approved by the Commissioner, hours worked on this basis will be treated as regular working hours and will not attract overtime payments or shift penalties. The Commission will not request or require that any employee alter their regular span of hours (bandwidth hours) under these provisions. Employees are entitled to the following holidays each year as observed at their normal work location in accordance with the FW Act: 1 January (New Year’s Day); 26 January (Australia Day); Good Friday and the following Monday;