Common use of Prohibited Uses of Telework Clause in Contracts

Prohibited Uses of Telework. (1) Agency officials are prohibited from authorizing regular, situational, or unscheduled telework for employees seeking to engage in activities solely of a personal, non-work- related nature that should otherwise be accommodated through other appropriate processes. Examples include, but are not limited to: (a) Substituting telework for dependent/elder care. When the home is the alternative work location, an employee must not use telework as a means to care for the employee’s spouse, child, relative, or any other individual. (b) Allowing an employee to telework in lieu of leave. (c) Accommodating an employee’s personal requests that should legitimately be resolved by other appropriate means (e.g., sick leave, annual leave, leave without pay, donated leave, advanced leave, accrued compensatory time, change in work schedule, reassignment). (d) Including time spent in routine commuting to and from the official worksite. (2) There may be circumstances where telework eligible employees utilize leave for a portion of the workday and, with the supervisor’s approval, may be permitted to telework at an alternative work station for the remainder of the workday.

Prohibited Uses of Telework. (1) Agency officials are prohibited from authorizing regular, situational, or unscheduled telework for employees seeking to engage in activities solely of a personal, non-work- related nature that should otherwise be accommodated through other appropriate processes. Examples include, but are not limited to: (a) a. Substituting telework for dependent/elder care. When the home is the alternative work location, an employee must not use telework as a means to care for the employee’s spouse, child, relative, or any other individual. (b) b. Allowing an employee to telework in lieu of leave. (c) c. Accommodating an employee’s personal requests that should legitimately be resolved by other appropriate means (e.g., sick leave, annual leave, leave without pay, donated leave, advanced leave, accrued compensatory time, change in work schedule, reassignment). (d) d. Including time spent in routine commuting to and from the official worksite. (2) There may be circumstances where telework eligible employees utilize leave for a portion of the workday and, with the supervisor’s approval, may be permitted to telework at an alternative work station for the remainder of the workday.