Updated rules for remote working
KTH introduces new guidelines on remote working for the university administration staff, as well as for teachers, researchers and doctoral students.
Kerstin Jacobsson, University Director, has decided on updated guidelines for remote working for the university administration staff. The scope of remote working is changing from ‘up to two days per week’ to ‘a maximum of 40 per cent per week’. The update clarifies that remote working can involve a number of hours, not just full working days, and what applies to shorter working weeks.
The main rule is that work is carried out at KTH's physical workplace. The possibility of remote working can vary depending on the job, may change over time, and should be adapted to the needs of the organisation. This partly concerns the needs of the core business and partly the needs of the department or group.
President Anders Söderholm has decided on general guidelines for working at the workplace and the possibility of remote working for teachers, researchers and doctoral students. This is because KTH's regulations have not been clear enough on this issue.
Read the new guidelines for the university administration , In Swedish and the decision for teachers, researchers and doctoral students , In Swedish.
Questions and answers about the new guidelines for the university administration , In Swedish.
Remote working shall be regulated by a written agreement between the manager and the employee, provided by the HR department. See template for remote working agreement , In Swedish on the form page, under the heading Arbetstid och bisyssla.
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