Question: What workplace accommodations should be made in regard to people working at home?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Labs and research facilities
section_headers: 2. Who should go to work?
section_content: In this section

2.1 Protecting people who are at higher risk
2.2 People who need to self-isolate
2.3 Equality in the workplace

Objective: That everyone should work from home, unless they cannot work from
home.
Steps that will usually be needed:

Staff should work from home if at all possible. Consider who is needed to be on-site; for example:  

– workers in roles critical for business and operational continuity, safe
facility management, or regulatory requirements and which cannot be performed
remotely.
– workers in critical roles which might be performed remotely, but who are
unable to work remotely due to home circumstances or the unavailability of
specialist equipment required for R&D


Planning for the minimum number of people needed on-site to operate safely and effectively.


Monitoring the wellbeing of people who are working from home and helping them stay connected to the rest of the workforce, especially if the majority of their colleagues are on-site.


Keeping in touch with off-site workers on their working arrangements including their welfare, mental and physical health and personal security.


Providing equipment for people to work from home safely and effectively, for example, remote access to work systems.



Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has detailed recommendations about how to accommodate people working from home.
This response gives reasonable information about how employers should handle those working from home such as keeping in communication with them and providing them the necessary equipment

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Acceptable

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Other people's homes
section_headers: 2. Who should go to work
section_content: In this section

2.1 Protecting people who are at higher risk
2.2 People who need to self-isolate
2.3 Equality in the workplace

Objective: That everyone should work from home, unless they cannot work from
home.
It is recognised that for providers of in-home services, it is often not
possible to work from home.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Finding digital or remote alternatives to physical, in-home work where possible such as video or phone consultations.


Discussing working environment and practices with householders and clients in advance to confirm how the work will be carried out, if a physical visit is needed.


Employers and agencies should keep in touch with workers, who they might usually meet with face-to-face, on their working arrangements including their welfare, mental and physical health and personal security.



Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Lists several accommodations that should be taken to enable remote working during the pandemic.
This is an acceptable answer that doesn't go into a lot of detail but what is provided is relevant to the question. There are some tips for employers on how to handle those working from home

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Acceptable

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Other people's homes
section_headers: 7. Workforce management: guidance for employers and agencies
7.1 Team working
section_content: In this section

7.1 Team working
7.2 Work-related travel
7.3 Communications and training

7.1 Team working
Objective: To change the way work is organised to create distinct groups and
reduce the number of contacts each worker has.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Where multiple workers are in a home, creating fixed teams of workers who carry out their duties in those teams, and minimising contact between each team.


Identifying areas where people need to hand things to each other (such as shared tools and domestic appliances) and finding ways to remove direct contact, for example, by using drop-off points or transfer zones.


Allocating the same worker to the same household each time there is a visit, for example, the same cleaner each time.



Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Discusses best practices to minimize human contact when working at home.
This is an acceptable answer that touches on some of the things that can be done for people who are working from home. Light on details but relevant information here

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Acceptable