Home offices,
also "SOHO" (Small Office/Home Office) are workstations in the
private homes of self-employed and dependent employees which, in practice,
are of two types:
| Home Office | Private
workstation at home; usually fully equipped for self-employed people, simply equipped for dependent employees In
contrast to the teleworkstation, the home office is not subject
to regulations laying down safety standards. |
| Office at home | Workstations
moved out from central administrations as teleworking offices of dependent
employees.
Workstation equipped to be fully functional and connected to the Head Office by data networks. Often requires a second full- or part-time workstation in the Head Office. In
contrast to the private workstation in the home office, it is fully
subject to current regulations laying down safety standards. |