Managing Home Workers Effectively
Course
Inhouse
Description
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Type
Course
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Methodology
Inhouse
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Duration
1 Day
Identify the key management issues arising from managing home working staff. Be familiar with relevant Health and Safety legislation. Set clear ground rules for home working. Demonstrate the key elements of successfully managing from a distance. Suitable for: This course is aimed at any manager or team leader who currently manages home workers, or plans to grant grant requests from staff to work from home.
About this course
Facilitated in-house on a date and time to suit requirements (travel and accommodation costs may apply depending on location). Suitable training facilities are required regarding in-house courses. Alternatively, a training venue can be sourced at an additional cost.
£495 + VAT per day (not per person). Maximum of 12 delegates per day.
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Course programme
Overview
Managing home-working staff requires a different approach to communication and performance management to be successful. Setting simple ground rules can provide the framework for a flexible workforce that meets organisational needs at the same time as benefiting work-life balance.
This one day course sets out a framework to ensure employees working from home will be managed in a fair, consistent, and legally compliant manner, and employees’ skills and knowledge are utilised effectively, whilst managing the use of the restricted office accommodation.
Target Group
This course is aimed at any manager or team leader who currently manages home workers, or plans to grant requests from staff to work from home.
Objectives
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to;
® Identify the key management issues arising from managing home working staff
® Be familiar with relevant Health and Safety legislation
® Set clear ground rules for home working
® Demonstrate the key elements of successfully managing from a distance
Course Content
Below is an overview of the topics that are covered. (Please note that if this course is delivered on an in-house basis, the content can be tailored to meet your specific requirements and address any issues you may have.)
® The challenges of managing home workers
® Working from home time management tools
® Benefits and disadvantages of home working
® Home working key themes
® Health and safety compliance
® Data protection compliance
® Setting ground rules
® Planning for home working
® Dealing with the unexpected
® Delegating to others
® Evaluating efficient working practice
® Managing the impact on work-present colleagues and team members
Outcomes
Each delegate will receive detailed developmental feedback on their performance from both colleagues and facilitator and will be asked to complete and review a personal action plan after each module to identify key changes to implement and skills to practice.
Managing Home Workers Effectively