Heimarbeit

Substantiv

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telework

Comparative law notes

Germany

"the practice of working from home, making use of the Internet, email, and the telephone." "Telecommuting, also called telework, teleworking, working from home (WFH[1] - the most common term in the UK), mobile work, remote work, and flexible workplace,[2][3] is a work arrangement in which employees do not commute or travel (e.g. by bus, bicycle or car, etc.) to a central place of work, such as an office building, warehouse, or store. " ** It is interesting, but not altogether surprising, that the Germans have an entire legislative act devoted to this situation. We recommend staying away from a liter translation found all over the Internet: "homework". That term has a very specific meaning, at least in the US: it is the schoolwork that kids are assigned to do at home. Another alternative translation might be "home-based work".