Home Working Training

The trend of home working – which has increased significantly over the last decade – is likely to continue to grow. The EssentialSkillz Home Working training explains how home working fits in with health and safety legislation, the responsibilities of employers and employees working from home, and how an organisation’s policies apply in a home working situation.

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Description

With the development of communication channels, the global search for talent, the growth of contingent workers and the premium of office space, working remotely has become more and more common in recent years. Home working is used to describe employees that have a contractual or voluntary arrangement with their employer so that they are able to work in locations other than the office. Both employers and staff working remotely should be aware that health and safety regulations, as well as organisation policies, are applicable in the home working environment.

The EssentialSkillz Home Working training has been designed to help both employers and their workers to understand what is required of them in a home working situation. The course explains different categories of home working, who might be eligible and specific conditions that relate to home working, including insurance requirements, the supply of equipment and ensuring the security of data, particularly any data that includes personal information.

A key element of the course explains the importance of applying health and safety procedures to the home workplace, including identifying and controlling risks, assessing workstations and ensuring the health and wellbeing of the home worker. The Home Working Health and Safety course also outlines procedures for holidays, absence and sickness.

Like other EssentialSkillz courses, the Health and Safety Working from Home course can be customised to meet the requirements of your organisation. This means that your employees can understand your specific policies and procedures relating to home working, rather than drawing on generic examples. At no additional cost, a designated course administrator can use the integrated authoring tool to edit the text and images within the course, and link to organisation-specific documentation.

Main Sections within the course:

Home Working Overview
Home Arrangements
Workplace Hazards
Final Test

Target Audience:

This course is suitable for both employers and employees considering a home working situation. It provides a clear and concise understanding on what responsibilities both parties have under Health and Safety Legislation.

Course Objectives:

To detail how to contribute to the successful management of home working in line with good practice and guidance.
To highlight the main areas of concern associated with home working.
To show that Health and Safety legislation is integrated into the home working environment.

Certification

Once the 35 minute course is completed, users will be required to take a final test consisting of as default, 10 required questions from a bank of 20 questions. Your course administrator can define pass rates appropriate for your organisation and decide to implement the random test question feature. On successful completion of the test, users can download and print a certificate.