Eligible Positions
To have effective telework agreements, managers and subordinates need to have clear expectations of who will be eligible to telework and what activities should be completed while teleworking. A lack of clear expectations can lead to dissatisfaction with telework on the manager's behalf, and poorer work performance on the employee's. One way to establish a common viewpoint is to review positions to determine their telework eligibility and what tasks are capable of being performed in the telework environment. OPM consultants can perform a task analysis of various job series to determine if they are telework eligible. OPM consultants also work with managers and employees to identify: what positions are compatible with telework, what tasks within those positions may be completed remotely, and within given positions, how many days per week an employee may reasonably telework.