Common use of Telework Clause in Contracts

Telework. Telework is a mutually agreed upon work arrangement where an employee performs assigned duties and authorized activities during their agreed upon telework hours at an agreed upon telework site on a regular or occasional basis. Not all employees or positions are eligible to telework. Telework policies will be adopted or modified in accordance with the Work Rules article of this Agreement. An employee may request to telework by submitting a request in writing, which shall include electronically, in accordance with their agency’s telework policy. The requested telework may be approved, denied, or modified consistent with agency policy. A good faith effort shall be made to respond to telework requests within ten (10) workdays. If the employee is not satisfied with the initial determination in response to their telework request, and the agency policy does not expressly provide for an appeal process, then the employee can request reconsideration by the appointing authority or designee by submitting a request for reconsideration in writing, which shall include electronically, within ten (10) workdays of receiving the initial determination. The appointing authority or designee shall review the request for reconsideration and reach their own determination, within thirty (30) workdays, on whether the request can be approved as is, approved in a modified form, or cannot be approved. The appointing authority or designee shall notify the employee in writing, which shall include electronically, as soon as their determination is reached. If the employee is not satisfied with the decision of the appointing authority, designee, or the agency representative charged by policy with rendering the decision on appeal, then the employee may request final reconsideration by the State Human Resources Officer by submitting a request for final reconsideration in writing, which shall include electronically, within ten (10) workdays of receiving the request for reconsideration determination from the agency. The State Human Resources Officer or designee shall review the final request for reconsideration and reach their own determination, within thirty (30) workdays, on whether the request can be approved as is, approved in a modified form, or cannot be approved. The State Human Resources Officer or designee shall notify the employee in writing, which shall include electronically, as soon as their determination is reached. The decision of the State Human Resources Officer or designee shall be final and not subject to the Grievance Procedure article of this Agreement. Employees who telework must comply with the provisions of their agency’s teleworking policy. In the instance of an all-day administrative closure of State Offices due to inclement weather, all site-based and telework authorized employees not performing services deemed essential by their appointing authority shall not be required to work.