What is the impact on the main office when some employees are working at an alternative worksite?
Telework programs that are implemented with appropriate policies, practices, and guidelines do not impact the main office in any adverse manner. Agency guidelines must be established to minimize adverse impact on other staff members before employees begin to work at alternative sites. The overall interests of the office must take precedence. A supervisor may require an employee to work at the main worksite on a day previously scheduled for an alternative worksite, if the needs of the office so require. Teleworking should not create an added burden on the staff remaining in the office. An equitable distribution of workload should be maintained, and methods should be instituted to ensure that main office employees are not required to carry out the teleworker’s responsibilities.
