Care should also be taken to ensure that telecommuters continue to have access to needed office support. The employee should be able to be reached by phone during assigned work hours. The candidate for telecommuting should display work-related behaviors consistent with those of successful telecommuters. The telecommuter must be able to be reached via telephone during assigned work hours and must check in via e-mail, phone, etc. Does not become isolated from office staff.
Office needs take precedence over telecommute days.
A worker must forgo telecommuting if needed in the office on a regularly scheduled telecommute day. All approved telecommuting schedules are discretionary and require management approval. Management may approve any work schedule for a telecommuter as long as it is consistent with the employee's work group's requirements and the provisions of the employee's collective bargaining agreement, if applicable, or personnel policy. Compensation or compensatory time off will be authorized by management according to the provisions of the employee's collective bargaining agreement or personnel policy. As with any work schedule, temporary telecommuting assignments or schedule changes may be made at management's discretion to meet management needs or to accommodate an employee's request.