Common use of Employee Initiated Return to Work Clause in Contracts

Employee Initiated Return to Work. If a participating employee believes there is a need to return to the traditional worksite, the employee will normally provide their approving official with two (2) weeks advance notice. The notice will indicate if the return to the traditional worksite is temporary or permanent and also include a brief description of the reason(s) prompting the return to the traditional worksite. Section 19.A. Employee(s) returning to the traditional worksite for any reason may not have the same working conditions they had prior to participating in a Telework arrangement. (1) The Agency will attempt to provide the returning employee with the same working conditions (work area space, equipment, etc.) that the employee possessed prior to participating in Telework. (2) In the event the returning employee’s prior working conditions cannot be accommodated, the Agency, within a reasonable amount of time, will provide similar working conditions as other bargaining unit employees at the traditional worksite.