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Imposed in 2020, telework is settling into hybrid mode. Recommended by the French Ministry of Labor, then compulsory from January 3, 2022, it is now once again practiced within a restrictive framework. The obligation ends on February 2, 2022.Working from home has disrupted intra-family organization, contributing to increased workloads and situations of stress and isolation. Home-based telecommuting has taken place under unequal conditions, depending on the household’s location, social position and gender (COCONEL study, 2020; Boston Consulting Group study, 2021). Our approach is in line with this questioning and aims to demonstrate the possible impact of formalizing home-based work on gender inequalities and the influence on remuneration. The empirical part is based on a quantitative study conducted in 2022 among 211 respondents working from home. We draw on literature on telecommuting, inequalities, convention theory and contractualist theories. The results show that the formalization of home-based work does not influence remuneration, while contingency factors (induced formalization) do produce gender inequalities in remuneration. The absence of a dedicated work space at home generates pay inequalities.