Working from home - duplicated equipment

Employer is looking to provide duplicate kit for staff choosing to work from home

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My employer wants to trial a working model where staff can work some days in the office, and some out

Contractually, their place of work will be the office, and they will have equipment provided here to do their job. The plan is to purchase additional hardware for those who also want to work from home some days, which is bascially a choice by them whether they want to.

I feel that this could be picked up as a benefit in kind, as the option to work from home is not a requirement contractually and therefore not necessary. However it would be kit used for work purposes and would be expected to be solely provided for that purpose, but I still feel this is really additional expense to provide a certain level of comfort (and therefore benefit staff).

This would not be a laptop, this would be a full PC set up, plus any other equipment needed

Am I being over cautious here?

 

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By Tax Dragon
12th Apr 2021 13:59

Have you discussed your concerns with your employer?

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By CStone1980
12th Apr 2021 14:20

Yes, I have flagged the possibility of this creating a benefit, but said we ought to look for third party clarification, which we will also do

I wanted to ask on here to see if anyone could provide any direction so as to review and advise in the interim

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By The Dullard
12th Apr 2021 14:07

Anonymous, meet ITEPA 2003, s 316 (and s 316A for that matter), which makes no mention of necessity. ITEPA 2003, s 316 (and s 316A for that matter), which makes no mention of necessity, meet Anonymous.

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By dstickl
15th Apr 2021 10:54
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