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2021 Guide to Telework and Remote Work in the Federal Government is designed to replace the contents of OPMs Guide to Telework in the Federal Government. This new guide offers resources to help contextualize the continued evolution of telework and remote work as critical workplace flexibilities given the

Is there a difference between remote work and telework? Yes. For purposes of OPM’s guidance, telework refers to arrangements where the employee is expected to report to work both at an agency worksite and alternative worksite on a regular and recurring basis each pay period.

Remote work is an arrangement in which an employee is scheduled to perform work at an alternative worksite and is not expected to report to an agency worksite. There are no statutory or regulatory provisions as it pertains to remote work.

Allowing an employee to work at home may be a reasonable accommodation where the person's disability prevents successfully performing the job on-site and the job, or parts of the job, can be performed at home without causing significant difficulty or expense.

Welcome to the official hub for the Federal Government's telework program! Whether you telework, supervise teleworking employees, or coordinate your agency's telework policy, you'll find resources and information here to help you succeed.

The official worksite for an employee covered by a telework agreement is the location of the regular worksite for the employee's position (i.e., the place where the employee would normally work absent a telework agreement), as long as the employee is scheduled to report physically at least twice each biweekly pay period on a regular and ...

The intent of this guidance on telework and dependent care is to provide Federal agencies with the appropriate tools to serve a contemporary workforce in a manner that meets the needs of employees while being responsive to agency mission requirements.

As there is no obligation to permit remote work at all, the agency may set whatever parameters it wishes as to the locations in which remote work may be performed. As with telework, the agency may establish standards that must be met with respect to …

The passage of the Telework Enhancement Act coupled with the development of new collaboration tools have highlighted the use of telework as a viable work flexibility to expand opportunities for employees to effectively perform their work from almost anywhere.