Chapter 3 – Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations

33060.20 Denial, Modification or Termination of a Telework Agreement

• The employee may request to terminate the Telework Agreement at any time, for any reason and when feasible, provide their manager or supervisor written notice at least 30 calendar days in advance of the requested termination date.

  • The manager or supervisor may deny or delay the termination request for up to 14 business days or until designated office space can be secured.

  • Upon approval of an employee’s request to terminate telework, the employee shall start working at their office the next business day following the effective date of the termination.

• In the event the denial, modification, or termination of a Telework Agreement is deemed necessary by the department, the HA or designee shall:

  • Endeavor to provide the employee at least 30 calendar days’ notice, but no less than 15 calendar days’ notice to employees when permanently terminating or permanently modifying a Telework Agreement. This advance notice is not required due to unforeseen operational need or by mutual agreement between the employee and management. The written notice shall state the reason(s) for the denial, modification or termination including, but not limited to:

    • CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/CCHCS operational needs (e.g., backlog).

    • The employee’s BU MOUMemorandum Of Understanding does not include provisions for a telework program.

    • Unavailability of ITInformation Technology assets.

    • Other circumstances which make a requested Telework Agreement inappropriate or impractical (e.g., nature of the work).

    • Failure to adhere to the terms of the Telework Agreement.

  • In the event of a denial, a copy of the written notification to the employee shall be provided to Labor Relations.

• Upon termination of a Telework Agreement, the employee’s work location shall revert to their identified office, pursuant to the termination notice.