Telework Training for Employees State Personnel Administration.

Telework Training for

Employees

State Personnel Administration

Why Training?/Objectives

Review Telework requirements.

Review strategies for success as a teleworker.

Clarify expectations.

Review telework selection criteria.

Review Telework Agreement

Review safety considerations for the telework location.

Review FLSA applicability to telework.

Review Statewide Policy

Why Training?/Objectives

Telework Defined

Telework is a management option that allows selected employees to perform some job tasks at home or another acceptable remote location for one or more days per week, month, or selected time period.

Telework is a privilege, not an employee right.

Both manager and employee agree on telework arrangement.

It Works Best with the “Right”…

Employee qualities

Management support

Identified job

Alternate workspace

Review pages 5 – 14.

Why Telework?

Organizational effectiveness.

Employee productivity.

Community and environmental benefits.

Telework is not a substitute for child or dependent care.

Telework Considerations

Self-Assessment Tools

Review Successful Teleworker qualities

Pages 7-8

Sample Self-Assessment – Attachment B of Policy

Learning Check

A good candidate for telework is an employee who:

A - Is a self-starter.

B - Is a good time manager.

C - Completes projects on time.

D – Has a job identified as eligible.

E - All of the above.

Home Office and Safety Considerations

Office equipment

Information security

Fire safety– Smoke detector– Fire extinguisher

Avoid injury

Remember to take breaks.

Review pages 14 – 17.

Home Office and Safety Requirements

Home workspace is extension of agency workspace.

Agency workspace rules apply to home workspace environment.

Employee signs certification.

Review pages 58 – 59.

Telework Agreement

Telework requirement.

Outlines terms and conditions of teleworking.

Signed by employee and manager.

May be amended as needed.

Review or renew at least annually.

Review pages 49 – 53.

Telework Agreement

Work Hours and Leave

Work Schedule and Work Status

Work Performance

Standards of Conduct

Supplies and Equipment

Liability

Inspections

Statewide Policy Review

The Statewide Policy on Teleworking defines the guidelines and rules for the telework program.

Policy begins on page 40.

Refer to page 43. Item 7 Employee Participation.

Statewide Policy Review

Eligible position

Eligible employee

Teleworker

Workspace and work hours

Guide for Telework Agreement

Learning Check

True or False?

- I should contact my supervisor if I am injured while teleworking.

Learning Check

True

– If an injury occurs during teleworking hours, the employee shall immediately report the injury to the supervisor.

The Georgia Workers’ Compensation law applies.

Planning for Telework Success

Meet Common Challenges– Get organized.– Manage your work.– Train family members and others.– Establish a routine.– Utilize assistance and support contacts.

Planning for Success

Practice good habits.

Pace yourself.

Have a “Plan B.”

Review suggestions on

pages 17-20.

Telework Requirements

Did you sign these?

Agreement

Workspace Certification

Work Away Information Form

Welcome

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Congratulations! You have completed Telework Training for Employees.

If you have questions, contact your Agency Coordinator