I disagree, for me this is an extension of "the employer has to provide me with the tools to work". If I need a desk and a room to work and they don't want to

I disagree, for me this is an extension of "the employer has to provide me with the tools to work". If I need a desk and a room to work and they don't want to make space in their buildings, then they have to pay for me to set it up. Nobody would bat an eye that a company has to pay for the laptops of their employer.