Working from home: What are your rights as an employee?

Questioner

Can an employer require an employee to work from home 1 day a week?

Lawyer

This question cannot be answered with yes or no without knowing more about the facts. In any case, there is no article of law in which this right or obligation is laid down. The question is first of all what has already been agreed in an employment contract. For example, has a unilateral amendment clause been included. The second question is what reasons exist for wanting an employee to work from home. This can also be assessed on the basis of the open standard of good employer practices. This means that there must be a reasonable request, that is to say, an understandable argumentation and reasoning. If the request to work from home is based on a reasonable reason, the employer must of course also provide a workplace that complies with the occupational health and safety legislation. My question to you is what reason underlies the request to work from home and whether there is a willingness to set up the home workplace in an occupational health and safety-friendly manner.