Update 27.10.2022: Reimbursement of teleworking expenses: the Court says ‘no’ [1]: Court case T-486/21 [2]: the Court rejected the application made by one of our colleagues for reimbursement of teleworking-related internet and phone costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic (judgment [3] 07/09/2022).
Update 18.2021: Thanks for all your feedback, colleagues!
We’ve supported several (so far unsuccessful) Article 90 appeals and written several notes to HR [4] concerning additional teleworking costs [5] and the requirement for non-permanent staff to repay part of the already-partial reimbursement. The European Parliament does make a contribution [6] for this. We continue to argue for this.
‘Unite said HSBC has offered staff a 300 pounds ($414.75) per year working from home top-up payment to cover additional expenses such as higher heating and electricity bill’ Exclusive-HSBC moves more than 1,200 UK staff to permanent home working [7] (UK)