Deployment of Telework in European Public Administrations

Deployment of Telework in European Public Administrations: An Overview

---

Accessibility of home-offices
Generally, in debates on telework the accessibility of home-offices is seen as one of the critical
issues as it might conflict with the principle of the inviolability of the home as part of the private
sphere.
73
Modes of accessibility become a question with the employers' responsibility for
complying with OHS, and with persons entering the home for technical support. With a few
exceptions the administrations in our study tend to avoid the issue. Some of the contracts regulate
accessibility. Statements of interviewees indicate that although formally defined the employer has
not in every case entered the employees home offices for OHS checks.