Common use of Management Decisions Clause in Contracts

Management Decisions. Taking into account work-related needs, supervisors have the unreviewable discretion to make all telework decisions, such as, but not limited to: (1) Approving or disapproving new or revised requests to telework and in cases of disapproval, upon written request, provide the rationale to the requesting employee. (2) Recertifying employee telework agreements every 12 months (or earlier if a particular organization’s annual recertification time period is sooner, so that all employees can be recertified at the same time). (3) Deciding what are work-related needs, including whether there is adequate office coverage based on work-related needs. (4) Modifying individual telework agreements to meet work-related needs. (5) Maintaining records and information necessary for evaluation of the telework program. (6) Deciding whether teleworkers have complied with all existing security policies and procedures, including IT security, the protection of personally identifiable information and confidential business information. (7) Deciding whether appropriate and accurate telework time reporting codes to document hours teleworked are being used. (8) Deciding whether employee performance while teleworking meets work-related needs and performance standards. (9) Deciding that appropriate management controls and reporting procedures are in place before employees begin telework assignments.