Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Definition of home based work
  • Review background
  • Survey analysis
  • 1. Home based work applications
  • 1.1. Number of applications
  • 1.2. Full-time/part-time arrangements
  • 1.3. Approval requirements
  • 1.4. Processing time/guidelines
  • 1.5. Non-approvals
  • 2. Arrangements
  • 2.1. Classfications/duties
  • 2.2. Home/office based working time arrangements
  • 2.3. Length of home based work arrangements
  • 2.4. Security arrangements
  • 2.5. Occupational health and safety arrangements
  • 3. Performance monitoring
  • 4. Advantages of home based work
  • 5. Disadvantages of home based work
  • 6. Expenses/resource implications
  • 6.1. Additional costs
  • 6.2. Cost savings
  • 6.3. Other costs
  • 7. Extension of home based work arrangements to other relevant groups
  • Leave reserved and other matters
  • 1. Reimbursement of additional costs
  • 2. Revised security arrangements for home based work
  • 3. Extending award coverage for ad hoc arrangements
  • 4. Other job characteristics not appropriate for home based work
  • 5. Occupational health and safety, and compensation
  • 6. Hours of work
  • 7. Fully accessing potential cost savings and efficiencies
  • Final recommendations
  • Appendix A. Membership of the Joint Working Group
  • Appendix B. Agency and staff survey forms
  • Appendix C. Final terms of refrerence for the review
  • Appendix D. Checklist for implementation of home based work in the APS
  • Appendix E. Security arrangements
  • Appendix F. Occupational health and safety
  • Appendix G. Bibliography
  • Appendix H. Useful references.ion in t.