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| Monday, 22 August 2011 00:00 |
 London recruitment agencies that permit members of staff to work from the comfort of their own home must not neglect the health and safety of these professionals.That is according to Bar Huberman, employment law editor at XpertHR, who has called on managers to remember that all their employees - regardless of whether they operate in office jobs or externally - need to have their wellbeing protected by an organisation's rules and regulations. Ms Huberman explained that professionals who complete their duties from home are entitled to the same due diligence as their colleagues based within their organisation's premises, which is something bosses must bear in mind. Indeed, the expert indicated that, depending on the type of role they fulfil, some workers could even require an official health and safety inspection at their property to ensure it is fit for purpose. "Some employers consider that if an employee works from home then health and safety isn't their responsibility, but this is a myth," Ms Huberman warned. The XpertHR official went on to state that the same "legal protection" must be afforded to these professionals as any other member of staff, meaning any manager with other ideas could be in for a shock should an accident occur. Such advice could be particularly pertinent to firms employing individuals to fulfil finance jobs in London in the coming 12 months. This is because a report published in the London Evening Standard recently (August 17th) showed that thousands of people will be instructed to work from home during the 2012 Olympics. Organisations such as HSBC, Citigroup and JP Morgan are all thought to be evaluating their professional practices ahead of this event due to the effect it will have on the capital city's transport network. For instance, being as 100,000 people operate at Canary Wharf, it is believed these workers will negatively contribute to congestion in the city centre. Posted by James Strang 
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