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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Before we talk about a mass exodus, read the agreement carefully.

The condition for granting remote work is "The employee’s duties require less than 16 hours per bi-weekly pay period at the agency worksite."

And you know who gets to decide that?  Management.  There is nothing in there about clear criteria for when "duties require."

I think maybe wait and see how many people actually get approved. [/quote]

Eh.  For HHS, who needs to go to the worksite except for people in a lab? They're office jobs. [/quote]

I'm not taking a position on what jobs require onsite presence.  I'm just pointing out that management has full discretion to make the call. And we know that MANY organizations have decided that "office jobs" still require a certain amount of onsite presence.

I wouldn't expect the floodgates to open based on this union agreement.[/quote]

+1 I just read it and for my particular agency I wouldn't expect much change from where we are now. Maybe NIH but it's not that hard to say your job requires you to meet for in person meetings two days per pay period. This is supervisor discretion.[/quote]

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