Remote & Homeworking

• using your home as your main place of work

• flexible homeworking split between your home and the office

• mobile working with a home base and travel to various places

• using the office as your main place of work, but working from home occasionally

Benefits to you include:

• flexibility in your working arrangements

• improved productivity

• greater job satisfaction

• saving on travel costs

• improved work-life balance

• better working environment

Benefits to RUSH include:

• reduced overheads

• increased productivity

• wider choices when recruiting

• more diversity in our teams

• growing our reputation as a flexible employer

• helping the environment by cutting down on commuting

• Do you have a suitable workspace?

• How often do you need to attend the office?

• What equipment and resources will you need and how will you restock?

• Will homeworking reduce or contribute to stress?

• What impact could homeworking have on your career and development? Studies show home workers are often less likely to seek promotion or engage in professional development

• Do you have caring responsibilities? homeworking isn't a suitable substitute for care arrangements

• Do you need to notify your mortgage provider, landlord or home insurer?

No, for the majority of our teams, homeworking won't be an option. For those who may be able to do their role from home, we have to consider things such as effective team-working, supervision and equipment and if you're suited to homeworking.

Homeworkers need to be:

• happy to spend long periods on their own

• self-disciplined and self-motivated

• resilient in personality and don't let setbacks get them down

• confident working without supervision

• able to separate work from home life

• have suitable levels of experience

• be well organised, reliable with good attendance and timekeeping records

• without a formal disciplinary record

You can use our flexible working process to request home or remote working if your role doesn't normally include this.

You must separate domestic and work activities and if you've got caring responsibilities you'll need to show us that care arrangements don't conflict with work (please also let us know if your care arrangements change).

You need to tell your friends and family that you're working from home and should not interrupt you during your working hours.

Please keep in daily contact with your manager via phone, email or messaging.

You may be required to attend the office for things such as training, performance reviews, disciplinary hearings, client visits, team meetings and other business purposes. Travel costs to attend these things remain your responsibility.

When working from home you must take care to take adequate rest breaks.

We need to carry out a risk assessment at your home, although we may ask you to do this. We might also need to visit you at home at agreed times.

We'll make sure you have the necessary equipment to do your job, but you must take care of any equipment provided.

Data security is a big risk of homeworking and you must keep data protected by locking it away when not in use and having a room designated for homeworking.

Our insurance covers homeworking as long as we've done a risk assessment, but you need to check your home and contents insurance provide adequate cover for you to work from home - we can't be responsible for any premiums requested by your insurer.

We'll only usually end this arrangement if you're unable to maintain standards or for a business, technical or organisational reason. If we do, we'll give you one months' written notice. If you want to end your homeworking arrangement, you need to give us one months' written notice.