Working from home safely

Many people (partly) work from home. The risk of working from home is that security may not be as good as at the office and that this could result in sensitive data being released. Organisations can also become victims of cybercrime and suffer damage (to their image) as a result.

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That is why we provide tips for working from home safely. This prevents data about customers, clients, patients, citizens or colleagues from falling into the wrong hands.

Tips for working from home safely

These four tips help you to work from home safely:

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Can my employer monitor me if I work from home?

Methods to monitor you when you work from home have a major impact on your privacy. One example is special software that records what you do on your computer. Your employer must, therefore, carefully consider whether it is necessary to use such methods.

Often, your employer can also monitor you in another, less drastic way. For example, by making agreements about what you have to do on a day and how you can account for it.

Furthermore, your employer must always comply with the general conditions for monitoring employees.

Read more: Monitoring employees working from home