The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has recently issued new guidance on telework as agencies are preparing to safely return federal workers to the physical worksites. The new guidelines serve as additional guidance to the memo issued in June.
“Agencies can, where appropriate, deploy personnel policies such as telework and remote work effectively and efficiently as strategic management tools for attracting, retaining, and engaging talent to advance agency missions, including in the context of changes in workplaces nationwide as a result of the pandemic and in response to long-term workforce trends,” said OPM Director Kiran Ahuja.
“As agencies consider personnel policies and associated flexibilities in their post-reentry work environments, informed by consultation with agency leadership, supervisors, employees, and employee representatives, we strongly encourage agency travel and human resources offices to collaborate when establishing telework and remote work policies that may affect location-based pay entitlements and travel benefits.”
Here are 10 takeaways from the new guidelines:
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