Should Your Work Place Pay for Your Heating?
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If you work from home, do you think your employer should contribute to your energy bill?
I mean, you are using your own electricity and heat to keep warm during your shift, so what do you think?
No especially if it’s your choice to work from home. After all you’re not commuting to work and paying parking. Count yourself lucky you’re employed.
Pjran What if its the work place that want you to work from home, or it's a fully remote role?
SamGoodship it’ll be in your terms and conditions, if so you can ask but I doubt it because you’ve already signed your contract.
No, because people who work from home save a fortune in commuting; which is something that not everyone is able to do.
Absolutely not, it's a small price to pay for the ease of working from home.
Wish I could do it.
blacklabrador With energy prices going up again soon (Mine is set to be an extra £60), I wouldn't say it's a small price to pay for those already struggling? So many are scared to put the heating on now.
SamGoodship Fair point, but you have to weigh those costs against the costs of train or bus tickets, or petrol and parking for the car. and a cup of tea or coffee is a fraction of the cost if you make it at home rather than visit the likes of Costa or Pret.
What do I think of this ridiculous question? >Definitely NO. How about your lunches and tea breaks too ? Why not ask your Employer to pay for them as well. I got to commute. I got to work out In the cold and the rain. Maybe my Employer should pay for my petrol!
Well you can claim a tax break due to the increased costs incurred from working at home. I think it depends on the circumstances, if your job role has changed and you’re then required to work from home I don’t think it would be unreasonable to be annoyed
If they do, it’ll be out for courtesy, as you wouldn’t be able to claim such things with the tax man (there are strict rules concerning things like internet bills, mobile bills, etc)
Husband works from home. Occasionally goes to meetings in office but walks there so no commuting. Employers have never paid for our heating and wouldn’t expect them to now. We set our heating to come on twice a day. A couple of hours in morning when it’s cold to get ready and a couple of hours in the afternoon to warm the room. It’s off the rest of the time.
Our local council built brand new offices but still allow their staff to 'work' from home. Hardly anything gets done, I think they are a 5 year holiday! If you call at the offices there is never anyone there to see you... If I had to pay for their homes to be heated as well I think I would choke!
No I worked from home last week. I had no childcare. It was training wouldn't expect them to pay for it
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