Working from home policy for Adur and Worthing Councils hailed as ‘forward thinking’

Adur and Worthing Councils will allow staff to choose to work from home in a move that has been called ‘forward thinking’ by some councillors.

The policy change was discussed during a meeting of the councils’ joint staff committee last night (Thursday September 29) and was backed unanimously by members.

From November 1, staff whose roles can be performed from home will be given the choice of whether or not to come into the office.

The new ‘blended working policy’ aims to allow greater flexibility for staff at a time when working from home has become more common, with officers calling it a ‘way of working for the future’.

Council leader Dan Humphreys (Con, Offington) said: “I think this is a really forward thinking piece of work the councils are doing.