Common use of Telework Program Agreement Clause in Contracts

Telework Program Agreement. A. Prior to participating in the Telework Program, employees will be required to complete, on a one-time basis, a Telework Program Agreement that has been negotiated between the Department and the local union. A new Telework Program Agreement must be completed if significant changes occur (e.g., change in ADS address/location, change in supervisor, and/or change in official duty station). Continued participation in telework shall be subject to periodic review by the supervisor for compliance with the requirements of this article. B. The Agreement documents a commitment by the employee and the supervisor to abide by the applicable guidelines and must be in place before the employee begins working at an alternative worksite. C. Participants may be permitted to work at home or other telework worksites full days or a portion of a day. D. At a minimum, Telework Agreements must contain the following: 1. ADS location such as the employee’s home address or the address of the telecenter; 2. The location of the ADS must be of mutual agreement to the employee and the Department; 3. A telework schedule which identifies the days the employee will work each week, pay period, or month. For intermittent arrangements, the agreement should prescribe the procedures that will be used for approval of specifically requested days to be worked at the ADS. Agreements for short term/temporary use should identify the time period (from/to date), number of days, and hours per week or pay period during which work will be performed; 4. Procedures for administrative processes such as leave approval from the ADS, time and attendance reporting, weather dismissal time and attendance, etc.; 5. Privacy Act/security provision; 6. Description of the work to be performed at the alternative worksite that can include specific duties or projects to be completed and any deadlines for delivery that may apply; 7. Any procedures required for work processes such as a requirement to submit progress reports, submission, and review of completed work, participation in meetings, conference calls, etc.; and, 8. The duration of the employee’s participation. E. Teleworkers must complete and sign the Telework Self-Certification Safety Checklist (VA- 0740b) certifying that the ADS is safe and that all requirements to do official work at home are met. The employee agrees to permit inspections by representatives of the Department, as required, during normal working hours to insure proper maintenance of any government-owned property and conformance with safety standards. The employee will be provided advance notice of any inspection. The local union has the right to be present at the inspection. The date of the safety inspection will be coordinated between the safety inspector and the employee within five days of the day that the inspection has been determined to be needed. The date of this inspection will be provided to the local union.

Telework Program Agreement. A. Prior to participating in the Telework Program, employees will be required to complete, on a one-time basis, a Telework Program Agreement that has been negotiated between the Department and the local union. A new Telework Program Agreement must be completed if significant changes occur (e.g., change in ADS address/location, change in supervisor, and/or change in official duty station). Continued participation in telework shall be subject to periodic review by the supervisor for compliance with the requirements of this articlearticle The official worksite and duty station for an employee covered by a telework agreement is the location of the regular worksite for the employee's position (e.g., the place where the employee would normally work absent a telework agreement), as long as the employee is scheduled to report for duty physically at least twice each pay period on a regular and recurring basis to the regular worksite. B. The Agreement documents a commitment by the employee and the supervisor to abide by the applicable guidelines and must be in place before the employee begins working at an alternative worksite The official worksite and duty station for an employee with a telework agreement who is not scheduled to report at least twice each pay period on a regular and recurring basis to the regular worksite is the location of the alternate duty station (e.g., home or other alternate worksite). C. Participants may be permitted to work at home or other telework worksites full days or a portion of a day. D. At a minimum, Telework Agreements must contain the following: 1. ADS location such as the employee’s home address or the address of the telecenter; 2. The location of the ADS must be of mutual agreement to the employee and the Department; 3. A telework schedule which identifies the days the employee will work each week, pay period, or month. For intermittent arrangements, the agreement should prescribe the procedures that will be used for approval of specifically requested days to be worked at the ADS. Agreements for short term/temporary use should identify the time period (from/to date), number of days, and hours per week or pay period during which work will be performed; 4. Procedures for administrative processes such as leave approval from the ADS, time and attendance reporting, weather dismissal time and attendance, etc.; 5. Privacy Act/security provision; 6. Description of the work to be performed at the alternative worksite that can include specific duties or projects to be completed and any deadlines for delivery that may apply; 7. Any procedures required for work processes such as a requirement to submit progress reports, submission, and review of completed work, participation in meetings, conference calls, etc.; and, 8. The duration of the employee’s participation. E. Teleworkers must complete and sign the Telework Self-Certification Safety Checklist (VA- 0740b) certifying that the ADS is safe and that all requirements to do official work at home are met. The employee agrees to permit inspections by representatives of the Department, as required, during normal working hours to insure proper maintenance of any government-owned property and conformance with safety standards. The employee will be provided advance notice of any inspection. The local union has the right to be present at the inspection. The date of the safety inspection will be coordinated between the safety inspector and the employee within five days of the day that the inspection has been determined to be needed. The date of this inspection will be provided to the local union.

Telework Program Agreement. A. Prior to participating in the Telework Program, employees will be required to complete, on a one-time basis, a Telework Program Agreement that has been negotiated between the Department and the local union. A new Telework Program Agreement must be completed if significant changes occur (e.g., change in ADS address/locationaddressllocation, change in supervisor, and/or change in official duty station). Continued participation in telework shall be subject to periodic review by the supervisor for compliance with the requirements of this article. B. The Agreement documents a commitment by the employee and the supervisor to abide by the applicable guidelines and must be in place before the employee begins working at an alternative worksite. C. Participants PartiCipants may be permitted to work at home or other telework worksites full days or a portion of a day. D. At a minimum, Telework Agreements must contain the following: 1. ADS location such as the employee’s 's home address or the address of the telecenter; 2. The location of the ADS must be of mutual agreement to the employee and the Department; 3. A telework schedule which identifies the days the employee will work each week, pay period, or month. For intermittent arrangements, the agreement should prescribe the procedures that will be used for approval of specifically requested days to be worked at the ADS. Agreements for short term/temporary use should identify the time period (from/to date), number of days, and hours per week or pay period during which work will be performed; 4. Procedures for administrative processes such as leave approval from the ADS, time and attendance reporting, weather dismissal time and attendance, etc.; 5. Privacy Act/security provision; 6. Description of the work to be performed at the alternative worksite that can include specific duties or projects to be completed and any deadlines for delivery that may apply; 7. Any procedures required for work processes such as a requirement to submit progress reports, submission, and review of completed work, participation in meetings, conference calls, etc.; and, 8. The duration of the employee’s 's participation. E. Teleworkers must complete and sign the Telework Self-Certification Safety Checklist (VA- 0740b07 40b) certifying that the ADS is safe and that all requirements to do official work at home are met. The employee agrees to permit inspections by representatives of the Department, as required, during normal working hours to insure proper maintenance of any government-government- owned property and conformance with safety standards. The employee will be provided advance notice of any inspection. The local union has the right to be present at the inspection. The date of the safety inspection will be coordinated between the safety inspector and the employee within five days of the day that the inspection has been determined to be needed. The date of this inspection will be provided to the local union.

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