Coventry City Council are set to launch a new guide for homeworkers. Packed with advice and information the new booklet covers some of the key issues facing homeworkers, including what kind of work is on offer, how to recognise scams, tips on how to avoid being ripped off and what to do if things go wrong.

Written by the City Council’s Home Working and Women’s Employment Officer, the 16 page booklet called ‘A Guide to Looking for Work to do at Home’ is a ‘must read’ for anyone involved in, or planning to get involved in, any sort of homeworking.

People from all backgrounds look for homeworking – for some it is the last resort, for others it fells as if it’s the only choice that they have and although there are genuine jobs working at home many are bogus or involve some sort of up front payment from the homeworker.

Councillor Nick Nolan Chair of the Economic Regeneration Policy Team said,

"Coventry is one of only half a dozen councils across the country who employ a homeworking officer and we do so because we want to prevent the most vulnerable in our society from losing money or being ripped off. In recent years there has been a steady increase in the number of advertisements offering ‘easy money’ for homeworking but there is no such thing as easy money and I would urge anyone who is thinking of working at home to do their homework first – to read this excellent new guide and talk to our homeworking officer before they do anything."