After observing that some hierarchical structures were very reluctant to the ‘home office’ system, whereby employees can partly work from home, Bosch’s social partners redefined the company agreement on “mobile work.” The new version, officially in force since February 2014, provides for stricter supervising measures for work performed outside of the company and now limits managers’ right to veto a worker’s request. The agreement also implements the will expressed by the management and central WC to develop and try home office in production, as far as possible.
Prevent management’s reluctance. “Home office isn’t new for us. However, after several years of practice, we felt it was necessary to extend it and supervise it better,” Sven Kahn, Bosch spokesperson responsible for personnel policy, told Planet Labor. The German part manufacturer, which employs 300,000 people across the globe, of which 107,000 in Germany, has been coming up with new work organization models and work-life balance initiatives for a long time. Part-time, ‘sliding’ time, job s
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