25 NCAC 01C .0811. DESIGNATION OF TERMS OF TELEWORKING ARRANGEMENTS

All teleworking arrangements shall memorialize in writing the mutual teleworking responsibilities of the participants in the arrangement.  Each participant in a teleworking arrangement must sign the document that contains the terms of the teleworking arrangement.  At a minimum, the document shall define the parameters of the teleworking arrangement and shall comply with the policy provision below.

(1)           Compensation and Benefits - An employee's compensation and benefits will not change when he/she teleworks.

(2)           Safety and Liability.  An agency shall establish procedures that provide reasonable assurance that materials, equipment and furniture supplied the employee at the alternate work location comply with safety standards.

(3)           Restricted-Access Materials - Agency supervisors must grant permission for teleworkers to work on restricted-access information or materials at alternate work locations.  Teleworkers shall agree to follow agency-approved security procedures in order to ensure confidentiality and security of data.

(4)           Work Hours - The total number of hours that employees are expected to work will not change, whether they are worked at the central or at the alternate work location.  This does not, however, restrict the use of alternative work schedules.  Agencies must ensure that procedures are in place to track the work hours of employees who telework and to document the hours worked by employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act.  Employees shall apply themselves to their work during designated work hours.  A teleworker during the designated work hours shall not be the primary care taker for a dependent child or adult.

(5)           Equipment and Software - An agency shall set forth in their policies and procedures conditions by which the State will pay for telephone and services furnished to teleworkers.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 126-4; S.L. 1999-328;

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 19, 2000;

Temporary Adoption Expired on November 11, 2000;

Eff. July 18, 2002.