Telework: Weighing the Information, Determining an Appropriate Approach

摘要

The Federal Government has a responsibility to use the Federal workforce in an efficient and effective manner. Such usage requires that Federal organizations implement policies, practices, and procedures that strategically balance organizational and human capital needs. If used appropriately, workplace flexibilities such as telework can function as such a practice. According to the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, telework is a work flexibility arrangement under which an employee performs the duties and responsibilities of such employees position, and other authorized activities, from an approved worksite other than the location from which the employee would otherwise work. With telework, instead of physically commuting to the office to perform work responsibilities followed by commuting home, teleworkers simply commute to their home office area or to another approved geographically close location to perform their work. Telework, which provides flexibility in where and when work is accomplished, is a tool that can be leveraged within an organizations overall business strategy as one means to further mission accomplishment. Federal organizations continue to be interested in the role that telework can play in efficient and effective use of the workforce.