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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My questions are the following:
1. How much telework is generally allowed in your group?  
2. Is the employee getting the work done? (and available, etc.)
3. How much of the work is collaborative and/or of a nature that work/inconvenience/questions get shifted to others in the group when the employee teleworks

In my area telework is generally allowed 1 day/week, and I can imagine that people would start to feel like there was a problem with equity if one person was allowed much more liberal telework conditions.[/quote]

I think you should do your best to separate the two issues. Reliability should be the primary issue and since she has not been able to demonstrate that she is reliable, you will be unable to approve any more telework days outside of what is agreed upon. That puts her on notice that you expect her to be in the office working and if she can't be in the office, she needs to use her sick time. I've never worked for the Feds but in the private sector I would use this kind of feedback to begin to document an attendance problem.

This also allows you to avoid drawing a bright line as it relates to working from home with sick kids.[/quote]

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