Whether you telecommute part-time or full-time, happily or a little forced by your employer, you will necessarily have to heat your home a little more than usual this winter. And given the increase in energy prices, this will have an even greater impact on your energy bill. Can your employer contribute to these costs? And if so, what is the amount of this compensation?
While the government has asked public services to promote telework for its agents when possible, while you may already be used to working remotely, which has become widely democratized with the Covid-19 crisis. , you will no doubt have to work from home this winter. Problem: your energy bill may end up all the more salty. Can or should your employer contribute to this financial effort?
Collective or individual agreements possible
In the law, nothing obliges him to reimburse part of your heating bill. In practice, however, your union representatives may have negotiated an agreement allowing for a “lump sum allowance”. As specified by the Urssaf (Union for the recovery of social security contributions and family allowances), in cases where an agreement or a charter does not exist, the employee is entitled to request an individual lump sum indemnity. Which can be granted to him, or not.
A fixed allowance capped at 50 euros per month
Its amount will of course depend on the generosity of the employer and the number of days worked from home. Urssaf specifies that the maximum amount of this allowance is 10 euros per month if you work from home one day a week, 20 euros for two days a week, 30 euros for three days, etc. And it will therefore amount to 50 euros maximum if you work from home full-time.