Homework Query
Discussion
Random situation, and just wondered on peoples opinions, the company I work for (a Bank Contact Centre) has decided to trial home working, however, the way they started it was sending 3 people home for a few days to trial it, then this changed to the 3 people staying home, and another 5 people starting probably Monday, they have now said that due to lockdown, they wont be back in the office for at least the next month, maybe not for the rest of the year.
Now there was no consultation done with staff, no information provided up front regarding home working conditions, just picked 5 more people.
Is this the way this should be done? should this be provided to everyone? should any financial recourse be given to the people who still have to come into the office, as effectively the people working from home are now in a better financial position?
And is there something else that maybe I am missing that should be brought up with the company?
Now there was no consultation done with staff, no information provided up front regarding home working conditions, just picked 5 more people.
Is this the way this should be done? should this be provided to everyone? should any financial recourse be given to the people who still have to come into the office, as effectively the people working from home are now in a better financial position?
And is there something else that maybe I am missing that should be brought up with the company?
Smurfsarepeopletoo said:
should any financial recourse be given to the people who still have to come into the office, as effectively the people working from home are now in a better financial position?
Its the opposite, the people working from home are using their electric, water, facilities, property, internet etc etc... The trade off is the commute cost vs facilities cost. The company will see a net benefit from this due to facilities cost plummeting, as long as productivity continues the company is onto a winner. Foliage said:
Its the opposite, the people working from home are using their electric, water, facilities, property, internet etc etc... The trade off is the commute cost vs facilities cost. The company will see a net benefit from this due to facilities cost plummeting, as long as productivity continues the company is onto a winner.
But can the costs of home working such as utilities, be claimed back, where as the costs for commuting I dont believe can.Smurfsarepeopletoo said:
Foliage said:
Its the opposite, the people working from home are using their electric, water, facilities, property, internet etc etc... The trade off is the commute cost vs facilities cost. The company will see a net benefit from this due to facilities cost plummeting, as long as productivity continues the company is onto a winner.
But can the costs of home working such as utilities, be claimed back, where as the costs for commuting I dont believe can.Edited by Foliage on Wednesday 4th November 14:37
Zetec-S said:
Eh? Unless they work for Evian I can't see any big increase in water consumption. Likewise most people already have internet so no increase in cost there.
Yes, heating and electric will go up a bit, but offset that against money saved by not commuting, less chance of buying a coffee or sandwich for lunch, etc, and I'm sure a lot of people are better off for it.
Plus you can claim a small amount back as tax relief.
Flushing the loo perhaps ? Thats where most of your water goes anyhow , unless you just go out in the garden of courseYes, heating and electric will go up a bit, but offset that against money saved by not commuting, less chance of buying a coffee or sandwich for lunch, etc, and I'm sure a lot of people are better off for it.
Plus you can claim a small amount back as tax relief.
Zetec-S said:
Having to use your own loo is one of the downsides to working from home 
It's an extra cost if you are on a water meter...My partner has been working from home since April and during the summer it didn't make much difference to the house running costs. Now that winter is setting in we have to have the heating on for an extra 6-7 hours a day to keep it warm enough which is going to roughly double our oil costs, plus extra costs for lighting/computer power.
Depends on the commute you had to do previously, but for us it is getting close to costing more than the commute did.
with the working from home tax relief i have just claimed this,
'Claim tax relief on £6 a week. If your employer won't pay expenses for your extra costs due to necessary working from home, but you have them, then you can ask for the amount to be deducted from your taxable income. To make the process easy, HMRC says that claims in line with the employers' payment (ie, for £6 a week) will not need to justify that figure – meaning you won't need to keep receipts or prove information. Tax relief of £6 a week equates to a gain of £1.20 a week for a basic 20% rate taxpayer, £2.40 a week for a higher 40% rate taxpayer.'
So am i £6 a better off or £1.20 a week better off? I cant work out the wording with hmrc!
Thanks
'Claim tax relief on £6 a week. If your employer won't pay expenses for your extra costs due to necessary working from home, but you have them, then you can ask for the amount to be deducted from your taxable income. To make the process easy, HMRC says that claims in line with the employers' payment (ie, for £6 a week) will not need to justify that figure – meaning you won't need to keep receipts or prove information. Tax relief of £6 a week equates to a gain of £1.20 a week for a basic 20% rate taxpayer, £2.40 a week for a higher 40% rate taxpayer.'
So am i £6 a better off or £1.20 a week better off? I cant work out the wording with hmrc!
Thanks
RS93 said:
with the working from home tax relief i have just claimed this,
'Claim tax relief on £6 a week. If your employer won't pay expenses for your extra costs due to necessary working from home, but you have them, then you can ask for the amount to be deducted from your taxable income. To make the process easy, HMRC says that claims in line with the employers' payment (ie, for £6 a week) will not need to justify that figure – meaning you won't need to keep receipts or prove information. Tax relief of £6 a week equates to a gain of £1.20 a week for a basic 20% rate taxpayer, £2.40 a week for a higher 40% rate taxpayer.'
So am i £6 a better off or £1.20 a week better off? I cant work out the wording with hmrc!
Thanks
"£1.20 a week for a basic 20% rate taxpayer, £2.40 a week for a higher 40% rate taxpayer"'Claim tax relief on £6 a week. If your employer won't pay expenses for your extra costs due to necessary working from home, but you have them, then you can ask for the amount to be deducted from your taxable income. To make the process easy, HMRC says that claims in line with the employers' payment (ie, for £6 a week) will not need to justify that figure – meaning you won't need to keep receipts or prove information. Tax relief of £6 a week equates to a gain of £1.20 a week for a basic 20% rate taxpayer, £2.40 a week for a higher 40% rate taxpayer.'
So am i £6 a better off or £1.20 a week better off? I cant work out the wording with hmrc!
Thanks
Gassing Station | Jobs & Employment Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff