8/10/16

Adopted from: http://nets.ucar.edu/nets/intro/staff/20121032.NETS.Work.From.Home.Policy.shtml

Regularly scheduled or unscheduled WFH days are not an entitlement, but a privilege, and are granted with additional requirements:

• Justification approved by supervisor for the request to WFH either regularly or unscheduled
  • If there is inclement weather, and UCAR has not announced a facility closure, but travel is unproductive (extreme traffic delays) and/or dangerous,  staff may WFH without prior approval. Otherwise you need to come to work if UCAR is open, or take PTO
  • In an official UCAR closure situation, e.g. snow day or business continuity situation:
    • Exempt staff are required to WFH and/or take PTO/Vacation and report time accordingly - no prior approval is required, however, notification to HSS of plans are required
    • Non-exempt staff should report hours not worked, due to the closure of the facility, as 'Closure' on their time card
• Business communication by telephone to home offices and emails requires  prompt responses
• Staff are required to indicate their status as WFH on their personal and the HSS sectional google calendars
• A network connection of sufficient speed to allow effective access to UCAR (DSL or cable minimum requirement)
• A UCAR machine or a properly configured machine with at least the following applications:
  • Email program configured for UCAR email access
  • Google Calendar
  • Properly patched web browser which will support all UCAR web applications
  • Video Conferencing software - Google Hangouts

Misc:

• Staff are not reimbursed for home Internet or personal cellular
• For extended WFH situations regularly scheduled conference calls will be scheduled in coordination with your supervisor