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Remote Work Policy for VA Hires
A starting-point remote-work policy for a VA — working hours, communication, tools and access, confidentiality, and performance.
What's inside
- Working hours & availability
- Communication cadence
- Tools & access rules
- Confidentiality + performance
Format: PDF · 1 page · Free to use and adapt.
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Inside the template: 1. Working Hours & Availability
Adapt the [brackets] and share on day one. Clear expectations are what make remote work smooth.
1. Working Hours & Availability
- Core hours: [e.g., 9am–1pm your time] for overlap
- Response-time expectation: [within 2 hours during hours]
- How to flag time off or schedule changes
The full PDF continues with: 2. Communication · 3. Tools & Access · 4. Confidentiality & Security · 5. Performance & Reviews.
How to use it
Three steps
- Download the PDF (email-gated, free) and open it alongside the process or agreement you already have.
- Read the sections in order (it opens with "1. Working Hours & Availability"); adapt the wording to your systems and jurisdiction, and mark anything your counsel or compliance officer must confirm.
- Share the adapted version with whoever will use it and revisit it after the first month — most teams trim it once the habit sticks.
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Remote Work Policy for VA Hires — FAQs
A starting-point remote-work policy for a VA — working hours, communication, tools and access, confidentiality, and performance. It is organised into 5 sections — 1. Working Hours & Availability; 2. Communication; 3. Tools & Access; 4. Confidentiality & Security; 5. Performance & Reviews — and covers Working hours & availability, Communication cadence, Tools & access rules, Confidentiality + performance. Format: PDF, one page, free to use and adapt.
Founders, executives and small-team managers hiring or managing a virtual assistant for the first time, and agencies standardising how their VAs work.
Yes. It is free — we ask for a work email so we can send the download link. It ships as a PDF you can print or copy into your own document; adapt it freely for internal use. It is provided for planning and is not legal, financial, tax or compliance advice.
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