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Over the past two years the number of people working from home has sky-rocketed. Employers have embraced this new way of working even if initially they did not have the confidence that their business would not suffer, and they may have worried that their employees would use it as an opportunity to work less. In fact, research has shown that the opposite has been true and that employees have been more productive as they have spent less time commuting and feel that they have a better work life balance now.

For employees, working from home may seem like a great idea but it is important to be disciplined as there may be lots of distractions to contend with such as family interruptions, household tasks to be done and coffee readily available for numerous breaks throughout the day. Being a successful home worker means being highly self-motivated, especially if you’re working freelance.

The benefits of home working will depend upon the agreement you have with the employer as some will expect you to be available for video and phone calls during a particular period of the day and others will be happy for workers to just fulfil the contracted hours. It is worth establishing the requirements at the outset so that both employer and employee know where they stand.