Thinking about a Flexible Work Arrangement? Consider these tips to help make your experience a success.
Proposing a Flexible Work Arrangement
- Think critically about whether your position can effectively be performed on a different schedule or location.
- Why is this good for your department and advantageous for the position?
- Suggest a trial period. After this period reevaluate the agreement and make changes if necessary.
- Maintain open lines of communication with your supervisor.
Employee responsibilities on approved FWA
- Maintaining appropriate levels of productivity and quality of work.
- Staying in regular contact with the supervisor and others in the department as needed.
- Maintaining the flexplace location as a safe and productive workspace, including regularly inspecting the site for possible hazards.
- Additional costs associated with working in a flexplace such as utilities, home maintenance, etc.
- Tax and reporting implications of working in a flexplace.
- Costs of traveling to the primary work location when required to do so.
- Maintenance and insurance of personal property, including equipment and supplies provided by the employee.
- Complying with local zoning ordinances and other restrictions, and any fines, penalties, or taxes that result from non-compliance.
- Protecting university supplies and equipment, as well as confidential information and any copies of records at the Flexplace.
