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TELECOMMUTING / WORK FROM HOME POLICY SAMPLE

Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits (OKCNP) considers telecommuting to be a viable, flexible work option when both the employee and the job are suited to such an arrangement. Temporary telecommuting allows full-time, exempt employees to work at home, on the road or in a satellite location for all or part of their workday, up to two (2) days per month. Temporary telecommuting arrangements require advanced supervisor approval (see Telecommuting Request Form) and may be approved for circumstances such as, but not limited to, inclement weather, work-related productivity or business travel.

All telecommuting requests are approved on a case-by-case basis, focusing first on the business needs of the organization.

Telecommuting may be appropriate for some employees and jobs but not for others. Telecommuting is not an entitlement. It is not a companywide benefit.

Individuals requesting telecommuting arrangements must be employed with OKCNP for a minimum of three (3) months of continuous, full-time, exempt employment and must have a satisfactory performance record.

Individuals telecommuting should be available by phone and e-mail during the approved telecommuting schedule. Telecommuting is not to be a substitution for Paid Time Off (PTO). Although an individual employee's schedule may be modified to accommodate personal needs, the focus of the arrangement must remain on job performance and meeting business demands.

Consistent with the organization's expectations of information security for employees working at the office, telecommuting employees will be expected to ensure the protection of proprietary company and customer information accessible from their remote work location.

Other informal, short-term arrangements may be made for employees on family or medical leave to the extent practical for the employee and the organization and with the consent of the employee's health care provider, if appropriate. Requests for more than two (2) telecommuting days per month will require the next step supervisor and/or President and CEO approval.