People who work from home: how does the job know you're actually working?

Do you have to hit a button on the computer every 30 minutes to prove you didn't leave or what?

I have to work from home a few days, but not yet. And it's got me wondering.

I don't want to ask the manager "so how will you know I'm working"

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SW-User

They don't know, in my case. I mean, they see my online status on Skype but that's it. They just trust that you're doing what you're paid for and if you weren't it would soon become clear anyway.