Exceptions can be granted
The Ezell memorandum expanded criticism of the Biden Administration approach for remote work, suggesting that it allowed the alleged attempts of federal unions to “abuse the collective barge process to guarantee full -time teleworking in the indefinite future and Prevent any requirement to return to the office.
Suspecting that “unbridled use of teleworking is probably not reported”, the committee’s report concluded that “even the informed levels are excessive, there is little evidence that productivity is improving or addressing the recruitment and retention gaps, and there is evidence of which is harming the agency missions and citizens oriented services. “
To overcome these alleged deficiencies, the committee recommended that remote work policies be linked to performance metrics, rather than “preferences of employees or union demands.” Any remote work that is granted must be traced through automated systems, the report also prescribed and any attempt for federal agencies to compete for talent using remote work benefits should not be tolerated.
This will allow the government to relieve the “national shame” of empty offices and “get rid of unnecessary property and finish unnecessary leases,” the report said.
While some employees can be eligible for RTO exemptions, either to accommodate a disability or a medical condition that qualifies, or for some “other convincing reason certified by the head of the agency and the employee’s supervisor”, the memorandum of Ezell insisted that a general return of return to the office of return to the office was necessary. He said that Trump’s presidential memorandum reflected “a simple reality” that “the only way to bring employees to the office is to adopt a centralized policy that requires return to work for all agencies of the entire federal government.”
“Looking for individual Cajole agencies to try to make employees return to the workplace has not been successful,” said Ezell.
Although Trump’s memorandum did not establish a deadline for RTO’s efforts to begin, Ezell gave the heads of federal agencies with a rather short warning to align. All agencies must present their RTO plans before 5 PM et on Friday, January 24, said Ezell’s memorandum.
These plans must specify “the date on which the agency will fully comply with the new teleworking policy”, with a recommended 30 -day deadline to meet, said Ezell.