Teleworking Assistance and Guidance for Agencies
This page provides details on the types of assistance that is available to agencies from DHRM’s Office of Agency Human Resource Services.
- Interpreting provisions of Policy 1.61, Telework in which agencies are to:
- establish internal policies and procedures;
- maximize appropriate use of teleworking;
- identify positions appropriate for teleworking;
- develop work agreements;
- identify and provide justification for broad categories of positions ineligible for teleworking and the justification;
- and report annually to the Secretary of Administration
- Meeting requirements of Section 2.2-2817.1 of the Code of Virginia in which agencies are to:
- establish telework and alternate work schedules;
- identify types of employees eligible for teleworking and alternate work schedules;
- identify and provide justification for broad categories of positions determined to be ineligible for teleworking and alternate work schedules;
- identifying benefits of teleworking and alternate work schedules;
- setting annual percentage targets for positions eligible for alternate work schedules (25% goal of eligible by July 1, 2009);
- and reporting annually to the Secretary of Administration.
- Resolving questions and directing to appropriate responder as appropriate.
This list can be used to assist in determining eligibility for teleworking. (** Click here to see guide)
- This approach provides occupational and/or usage distinctions. If the Role and SOC convey that the nature of the work lends itself to teleworking, either occasionally or full-time, the SOC entry has been designated as “yes”.
- This approach results in 58% of the 1,834 SOC/Role entries being designated as eligible, which equates to approximately 27,059 employees. (There aren’t 1,834 SOC codes. A single Role can have multiple codes assigned to it by various agencies, and a single SOC can cross career groups, which means the report on coding carries 1,834 entries.)
** The eligibility guide is in Microsoft Excel format. If you do not have Excel, a free reader is available to download.