The employment and working conditions of homeworkers, including home-based teleworkers, tend to be inferior to those enjoyed by other workers doing similar work in the enterprise setting. This is often due to the lack of adequate labour legislation and collective agreements which take into account the special circumstances under which home work is carried out. Because of this, a variety of practices can be observed.

This working paper provides an overview of the most important aspects of the employment and working conditions of homeworkers, including home-based teleworkers, and of the legal provisions that exist in different countries. It also gives concrete examples of how such provisions can best be applied in practice or, in the absence of specific regulations, of what would constitute good practice.

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