Work from home, does employer pay for your office chair?

I work for county government and they pay for pay home chair, but not desk set up.

Half of my department are remote workers (but local) and the department/hospital does not pay or reimburse for chairs.

No, they don't pay for any office furniture (chair, lamp, desk, floor mat, etc.). They do provide a monitor, computer, keyboard & mouse, and office supplies as needed (paper and toner refills mostly).

We also are only allowed to expense mileage above a "standard" commute if we have semi-regular meetings and things like that.

Sounds like you probably need to iron out a more comprehensive policy (maybe with HR if you have that function) to cover all aspects of work from home. There is a lot to cover - child care (and proof if you want to be able to require it), phone reimbursement, Internet reimbursement (we do not get that reimbursed any more as home internet is considered "standard"), policies on doctors visits or other daytime appointments, accessibility by any IM programs,etc.

Work from home is awesome, and there will usually be someone who tries to abuse it, in my experience.

We get a set amount of dollars to set up our home office and it's up to us how to use it (excluding laptop, external monitor and all peripherals - those are selected and provided by the company). Routine supplies like paper, etc. are ordered through the company and paid for in full by them.

I opted to use most of my initial allotment to buy a really good office chair, as I already had a desk, etc.. When it comes time to replace that, I will have the choice to either request a replacement chair from the bank (in which case it belongs to the bank and I would have to return if I stopped working for them), which will be one of the office standard chairs, or I can get cash equal to the cost of the chair and put it toward my choice of chairs.

The company does not pay for internet, but they do pay for a phone line (because you are required to have one exclusively for business use).

Dh doesn't work exclusively from home, but he does telecommute fairly regularly, and does do work from home nearly every day.

The company provides the laptop and docking station. They don't pay for internet, furniture, or anything else. We consider the opportunity to work from home (saving time and gas) to be a fair trade off.

Yes. When I first started working from home they provided a $1,000 allowance for my office setup (computer, printer, etc was aldo paid for and not counted in the $1Kt). A couple years ago my chair needed to be replaced and they paid for that. They pay for all office supplies, phone, Internet and postage if I need to mail things. Basically anything covered if I was working in one of the offices is covered.

ETA. We are required to have a separate business line if we work from home. We can't use our home line for work. The business line I have comes bundled with Internet. So we have both a personal phone line with Internet and then I have a separate business line with Internet. They are through different companies

The office allowance is there to make sure you have the funds for an ergonomic desk/chair setup. You also have to have a fire extinguisher. You can be audited to make sure your work space is safe and appropriate (although I have never heard of that happening).

My company pays for my computer/laptop and then office supplies like paper and stamps.

I do not get any reimbursement for office equipment (desk/chair/etc). (Plus I already had all the equipment prior to working out of my home)

I do not get phone/internet/cell reimbursed because I would have those even if I didn't have this job. I supposed I could prorate, but 4 other people at my home use the internet and phone so it would come down to a very small amount and just not worth it to claim.

I do agree with having a written policy and having HR work through having ees who work from home. There might be some Workers Compensation/property/liability insurance issues that the company is not aware of. And I agree that it usually also needs to include a child care policy.

My company provides the computer, phone, printer, ink & pays for internet.

They do not pay for the my desk or chair.

No, no office furniture here. Laptop and phone is all.

so maybe the difference is whether working from home is a perk of a job at a company that's local enough to drive to, versus one like the OP where she said they have employees all over the state who HAVE to telecommute. In that case, working from home isn't just a perk, it's how the job is structured due to the nature of the business.

(or there's just a lot of differences in how different companies handle telecommuting employees, lol!)

Working from home is a benefit and I work for government, no reimburse for chair.

not having to pay for gas to commute is a huge cost savings to the employee.

But they don't have to telecommunicate from home. They could be in the office doing the same thing. So that means that working from home is a perk

If I left I would need to turn in my laptop. I would not need to send back anything else. My printer has long past fully depreciated and they don't have a place to receive or put any of my other office stuff.

I started working virtual when the company closed our Seattle regional office. It's not really viewed as a perk, it's more a cost saving measure for the company to have an employee work from home. Yes, there are personal benefits (no commute, less wardrobe,etc.). But, there are fewer opportunities for advancement and networking as a virtual employee. It's a lot more work to get noticed and promoted.