Home-based Working Committee

Scrutinising issues affecting home-based workers across employment law, labour standards, and workplace conditions, the Home-based Working Committee operates in the House of Lords as a select committee with power to take oral evidence. The committee examines policy and legislative developments relevant to those working from home or other non-traditional settings, drawing on testimony from government officials, employers, workers' representatives, and subject matter experts. Recent inquiries have focused on the Employment Rights Bill, where the committee explored how proposed changes interact with home-based work arrangements and worker protections. In June 2025, the committee examined artificial intelligence's expanding role in remote work management, hearing from academics Frey and Zamani alongside representatives from ACAS on how algorithmic monitoring affects employment rights and workplace relations. The committee's work reflects growing parliamentary concern with ensuring that legislative and technological developments do not erode protections for those working outside traditional office environments.