Are you up to date on the new rules for working from home?

The workplace has become more hybrid, which means more of us are working from home a few times a week. If this is the case in your workplace, you should be aware that new rules for working from home will soon come into effect.

New rules for working from home‍

As we've described in our major reportThe recipe for the hybrid workplace, 2 years of COVID-19 has changed the way we work. The workplace has become more hybrid, which means more of us are working from home a few times a week. If this is the case in your workplace, you should be aware that new rules will soon come into effect for the home workplace.

This is clear after the Ministry of Employment issued a press release in February. It states that the government, together with the Liberal Party, the Danish People's Party, the Social Liberal Party and the Conservative Party, has agreed on a new model for the working environment rules that apply to homeworking.

Today, a number of special requirements apply to the design of so-called 'screen workstations'. The rules apply when the screen work either takes place during all working hours or regularly and the working hours correspond to one day or more within a normal working week. These rules are now being changed. The aim is to make the rules more up-to-date to reflect the fact that more and more people have a hybrid workplace.

The special screen rules

Thepress release states :

"When the special screen rules apply, the employee may - as today - use their private desk, chair and computer for screen work if the equipment meets the applicable requirements (e.g. adjustable chair and separate screen and keyboard) in the guidance on screen work.

If the employee's own equipment does not meet the requirements, the employer must ensure that the necessary furniture and equipment is available to the employee. For example, the employer can do this by providing the employee with work equipment such as a computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse, chair and lamp from the workplace.

With the new rules, employees will only be entitled to the above after more than two days of working from home over an average of one month.

If you're wondering how to create the perfect hybrid workplace, you'll find plenty of inspiration on the rest of the blog and in our reportThe recipe for the hybrid workplace