In australia you can claim things like internet or computer and such at home if it’s used for work. Used to claim back half my internet costs every year.
I live in a US state with similar laws, and it's constantly a conversation of "do I need to remind you of state law?" when I'm asked to explain an expense report for an $80 monthly phone bill.
That conversation often evolves sometimes in to one of two separate discussions: "then give me a work phone" or "then hire an overnight crew".
The law is same here in France. If it's used for work purposes, the employer should cover it at least at 50%.
In a similar vein, commute costs ( by public transit) and food at lunch are covered at 50% or more, because they're making you come into an officr. Of course with remote work those no longer apply.
I’m pretty surprised that places like Amazon doesn’t pay for home internet. My current employeer it the first in a long time that doesn’t pay my internet bill.
Electricity can be deducted on my taxes, but I need a seperate meter if I want to do that.
My company used to pay for anyone who did on-call work, but they stopped because the internet got to the point of being ubiquitous. People would still have a decent internet connection with or without the job.
I did actually read one of the recent corporate policies and they will pay up to $30/month toward home internet, but only for those who are full time WFH (not related to COVID). I haven't bothered to do it. It's a lot of hassle for $30.
That conversation often evolves sometimes in to one of two separate discussions: "then give me a work phone" or "then hire an overnight crew".