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DOEFlex (Telecommuting) Program
The Department of Energy supports employee use of flexiplace
working arrangements. DOE has coined the term 'DOE Flex' as
the name of its flexiplace program. These terms are to be used
interchangeably with “telecommuting,” “telework,” and “work-at-home.”
Employees who participate in a flexiplace program are often referred to as “telecommuters” or “teleworkers.”
Employee participation is voluntary, subject to management approval, and local policies,
including applicable provisions of labor management agreements. Although any employee may request to
participate in the program, the nature of an employee’s work, such as working with classified information,
maintaining DOE facilities, or the need to be in the office for face-to-face meetings, provide front-line
customer service, or to utilize office resources, may limit the employee as to where that work can be
performed.
This program is not an employee benefit or entitlement, does not change the terms and
conditions of an employee’s appointment, is not a substitute for child or other dependent care
arrangements, nor is anyone who is approved to participate assured that this work option will
continue indefinitely. In implementing this program, management must meet with employee unions, as
applicable, to ensure that local programs are consistent with existing collective bargaining or
other labor-management agreements, and that all labor relations obligations are satisfied.
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