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Public Consultation on Remote Working Guidance

By Gerard Walker, Future Jobs-Skills-Work Insights

The Department of Business, Enterprise, and Innovation held a Public Consultation on remote working guidance this summer in terms of how the existing guidance on remote working could be improved with some 520 submissions being made.

The IITD also contributed, drawing upon research work undertaken, training experiences, and the valuable views of L&D members. The IITD has responded to a growing need to provide training support for organisations, managers, and HR/L&D professionals dealing with the challenges of setting up remote working including the development of a suite of tailored online training programmes.

The key themes raised in the submissions received in the public consultation are summarised below.

Tax and Financial Incentives: Concern was expressed of the cost of utilities including broadband, phone lines, purchase of equipment, electricity, and heating, and that the current tax relief is not necessarily suitablefalse

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