teleworking

• What is teleworking?  more...
• Why are the advantages of teleworking?  more...
• What are the disadvantages of teleworking?  more...
• I am thinking of teleworking. How should I go about it?  more...
• What are my employer's responsibilities?  more...
• What hazards I should look out for?  more...
• Do safety Regulations apply when I work at home?  more...
• Should my employer provide support and training on homeworking?  more...
• What can I do about personal safety?  more...
• Am I going to feel isolated?  more...
• What is the downside of working at home?  more...

further information

The Telework Association, the national organisation for teleworkers, publishes a monthly magazine, Teleworker, and helps with access to local teleworkers' groups, tel: 0800 616008, website: www.tca.org.uk.

Books

The teleworking handbook, 2001, the Telework Association, tel: 0800 616008, price £19.95.

Telephone Helplines Association guidelines for good practice Tel: 020 7248 3388 helplines.org.uk

Teleworking: Out of 'site', out of mind? Neil Budworth, available from Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, tel: 0116 257 3100. iosh.co.uk.

Working alone in safety and Homeworking: Guidance for employers and employees on health and safety, HSE Books, tel: 01787 881165, website: www.hse.gov.uk/hsehome.htm, free.