(b) your most recent appraisal identifies any aspect of your performance as unsatisfactory;
(c) your line manager has advised you that your current standard of work or work production is unsatisfactory;
(d) you have an unexpired warning, whether relating to conduct or performance; or
(e) you need supervision to deliver an acceptable quality and/or quantity of work.
3.3
If you wish to apply to work from home you will need to be able to show that you can:
(a) work independently, motivate yourself and use your own initiative;
(b) manage your workload effectively and complete work to set deadlines;
(c) identify and resolve any new pressures created by working at home; and
(d) adapt to new working practices including maintaining contact with your line manager and colleagues at work.
3.4
To be considered for homeworking you must submit a written application to your line manager. Your application must state:
(a) why you consider your job to be suitable for homeworking and how you meet the criteria for homeworking set out in paragraph 3.3;
(b) whether you wish to work from home on a permanent basis or for a fixed period. In either case you should state the date from which you wish the arrangements to start and, if you wish to work from home for a fixed period, the date on which you want the arrangements to finish. You should try to give us as much notice as possible and, in any event, make your application at least 2 weeks before your proposed start date so that your request can be considered;
(c) whether you wish to work from home for all or part of your working week and, if only part, which days you propose to work from home;
(d) how you would organise your work from home including how you would ensure the security of documents and information, where appropriate;
(e) the extent to which you could be available to come to work on days you are proposing to work from home if needed, for example to cover if colleagues are off sick, to cope with high or unexpected levels of work or to attend meetings or training days;
(f) if different from your current hours of work, the hours of work that you propose apply when you are working at home; and
(g) how you envisage maintaining contact with your line manager, how your work will be set and progress monitored.
3.5
It may assist your application for homeworking if you first discuss your proposal with your line manager informally. This may identify potential problems with your application, such as a need to be in the office on occasions you had not considered, which your application can then address.
3.6
In considering your application your line manager may invite you to a meeting to discuss your proposals.
3.7
We may also ask for you to agree to a home visit by the Principal Health and Safety Officer in order to carry out a risk assessment.
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