New OPM memo on RTO

[Anonymous]

This is the big loophole - OPM
recommends that agencies set a target date of approximately 30 days for full compliance with the
PM, subject to any exclusions granted by the agency and any collective bargaining obligations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the big loophole - OPM
recommends that agencies set a target date of approximately 30 days for full compliance with the
PM, subject to any exclusions granted by the agency and any collective bargaining obligations.

say more?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the big loophole - OPM
recommends that agencies set a target date of approximately 30 days for full compliance with the
PM, subject to any exclusions granted by the agency and any collective bargaining obligations.

How is that a big loophole?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the big loophole - OPM
recommends that agencies set a target date of approximately 30 days for full compliance with the
PM, subject to any exclusions granted by the agency and any collective bargaining obligations.

How is that a big loophole?

Could lack of office space be a loophole? No parking/metro access? Will union members be protected?

[Anonymous]

The memo cites the Telework Act but then essentially eliminates Telework. Any lawyers know if this is within the scope of the law?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the big loophole - OPM
recommends that agencies set a target date of approximately 30 days for full compliance with the
PM, subject to any exclusions granted by the agency and any collective bargaining obligations.

How is that a big loophole?

It's not, people see exclusions as if an entire agency will exempt itself for fun. What they really means by exemptions is legal exclusions like a disability.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:so stupid. utterly moronic. agencies must be furious that he’s trying to tie their hands, they know they are going to lose tons of people. many agencies won’t care but some will, and they know they will lose good people. in any other world it would be reasonable for agencies to make use of the huge leeway they’ve been given in the memo and now the guidance to basically continue as normal with a few token changes, but everyone is trying to grovel at dear leader’s feet.

it’s absolutely going to wreak havoc one way or another, and at some point it’s going to have dire consequences for the public when agencies can’t fulfill their missions as effectively. let’s just hope he gets blamed for it and his band of idiot sycophants are driven so far out of power that they’re the ones subjected to this sort of draconian stupidity the next time around. unfortunately the dems are such feckless losers that they refuse to engage on this level and instead get wiped out of power.

They will just hire more contractors, thus the rich get richer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The memo cites the Telework Act but then essentially eliminates Telework. Any lawyers know if this is within the scope of the law?

OPM doesn’t get to dictate the policy — they merely advise on it. This is all legally unenforceable.

[Anonymous]

Thanks to the PP who posted it.
Too much to hope that they took it down on purpose.

[Anonymous]

All, I think RTO is the least of our worries--Trump is trying to get rid of entire mission areas/depts. We saw what happened with DEIA staff--very niche area staff but we saw that their jobs were eliminated with a stroke of a pen. The issue is not whether you agree with DEIA, the issue is that they are just the beginning. They may next eliminate your/mine issue area, derailing our careers, or sending us across the country to other office. This is no joke.

[Anonymous]

It says no telework, not even situational, unless excused due to disability, qualifying medical condition, or other compelling reason certified by the agency head and the employee’s supervisor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The memo cites the Telework Act but then essentially eliminates Telework. Any lawyers know if this is within the scope of the law?

The telework act doesn’t create an entitlement to telework. It establishes requirements and procedures that an agency must follow to implement telework.

[Anonymous]

we all saw it coming. I’m surprised they didn’t find away around the bargaining agreements. This is going to create huge divides across our agency as bargaining and non-bargaining are being treated differently. Oh well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It says no telework, not even situational, unless excused due to disability, qualifying medical condition, or other compelling reason certified by the agency head and the employee’s supervisor.

Good. My laptop shuts down at 4 then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the big loophole - OPM
recommends that agencies set a target date of approximately 30 days for full compliance with the
PM, subject to any exclusions granted by the agency and any collective bargaining obligations.

How is that a big loophole?

It's not, people see exclusions as if an entire agency will exempt itself for fun. What they really means by exemptions is legal exclusions like a disability.

I think the loophole is the bargaining agreements, meaning that agencies can say we’ll implement it but can’t within 30 days due to the agreement