Download or read book Emergency Preparedness Agencies Need Coordinated Guidance on Incorporating Telework into Emergency and Continuity Planning written by Bernice Steinhardt and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When historic snowstorms forced lengthy closings of fed. offices in the D.C. area in 2010, thousands of employees continued to work from their homes, making clear the potential of telework in mitigating the effects of emergencies. This report: (1) describes the guidance agencies have issued pertaining to the use of telework during emergencies; (2) describes Office of Personnel Mgmt. (OPM) and other assessments related to agencies' incorp. of telework into emergency or continuity planning, and the extent to which agencies have provided definitions and practices to support agency planning; and (3) assesses the extent to which OPM and FEMA coordinated with other agencies on recent guidance documents. Illus. This is a print on demand report.

Download or read book Telework and Emergency Management written by Stefanie Normann and published by Diplom.de. This book was released on 2000-07 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diploma Thesis from the year 2000 in the subject Business economics - Personnel and Organisation, grade: 1,0, University of Amsterdam (Unbekannt), language: English, abstract: Inhaltsangabe: Abstract: You are the CEO of a company with 50 employees. In order to keep your deadlines and ensure the satisfaction of your customers that you depend upon, you need every worker every working day. You are located in a high rise in the downtown area of a metropolitan city, most of your employees live in the suburban quarters and because of lack of reasonably priced parking space commute by public transport. Imagine a public transport strike. No busses, no trains, no underground. The strike lasts five days. Traffic jams everywhere and no parking space. Will your employees show up? Chances are, they will not get to work on time, if they get there at all. How many customers will be dissatisfied with your service? How many employees do you have to pay although they did not do anything? How many workable hours will be lost? What costs do you have to pay although no income was generated? If your employees were teleworking, things would have been different. The "telework" concept is based on computers interconnected through phone lines and the idea of moving information instead of people can lead to a number of direct and indirect improvements for the organization and management of the workplace and its operations. The reduction of traffic, increased productivity, greater flexibility in balancing work and family demands and improved management of office space are well known benefits of teleworking from home or a telecenter. Although telework can contribute immensely to handling business interruptions through crises or disasters, this area is little explored. California is a place very prone to disasters. Located on the St. Andreas fault, the area experienced recently two major earthquakes and geologists expect another large earthquake within the next 30 years. Apart from natural disas

Download or read book Emergency Preparedness written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-13 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When historic snowstorms forced lengthy closings of federal offices in the National Capital Region in 2010, thousands of employees continued to work from their homes, making clear the potential of telework in mitigating the effects of emergencies. GAO was asked to (1) describe the guidance lead agencies have issued pertaining to the use of telework during emergencies; (2) describe Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and other assessments related to agencies' incorporation of telework into emergency or continuity planning, and the extent to which the lead agencies have provided definitions and practices to support agency planning; and (3) assess the extent to which OPM and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) coordinated with other agencies on recent guidance documents. To address these objectives, GAO reviewed relevant statutes, regulations, guidance documents, and OPM's telework survey methodology, and interviewed key officials of agencies providing telework and telework-related emergency guidance. GAO recommends that OPM consult with other lead agencies to develop a definition and cohesive set of practices for incorporating telework into emergency and continuity planning; improve its related data collection; and establish an interagency coordination"

Download or read book Emergency Preparedness written by Bernice Steinhardt and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OPM, the General Services Administration (GSA), FEMA, and the Federal Protective Service (FPS) offer a host of telework and telework-related emergency guidance. These lead agencies provide advice to other federal agencies through regulations, directives, guides, bulletins, and other documents. Several of these guidance documents have expanded significantly in recent years, broadening the scope of the topics that they address and describing broader responsibilities for the lead agencies. The Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 requires agencies to incorporate telework policies into their continuity of operations plans, but recent OPM reviews and other agency reports identify potential problems agencies may face in achieving this incorporation in various operational areas. GAO's review of the OPM, GSA, FEMA, and FPS governmentwide guidance on telework or telework-related emergency planning found that none of the documents provide a definition of what constitutes incorporating telework into continuity and emergency planning or a cohesive set of practices that agencies could use to achieve this type of incorporation. Additionally, this lack of a definition or description calls into question the reliability of the results of a survey OPM annually conducts to assess agencies' progress. In reviewing several lead-agency guidance documents, GAO found a number of practices, in areas such as information technology (IT) infrastructure and testing, that could help agencies incorporate telework in aspects of their continuity or emergency planning. However, because the practices are scattered among various documents principally concerned with other matters, it would be difficult for an agency to use these practices to help achieve telework incorporation and assess its progress. Both OPM and FEMA coordinated the development of their recent guidance. OPM updated its Washington, D.C., area dismissal and closure procedures to introduce "unscheduled telework," a new option for federal employees to telework when emergencies disrupt commuting. While developing these procedures, OPM officials reported coordinating with GSA, agency human-capital officials, FEMA, unions, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, among others. However, OPM and GSA did not work together to reach out to agency chief information officers regarding potential agency capacity limitations. Consequently, officials did not offer any governmentwide guidance on ways to address IT infrastructure limitations or provide direct assistance to agencies regarding the adequacy of their IT infrastructure. In February 2011, FEMA provided agencies with more-detailed guidance for developing continuity plans. According to FEMA officials, in 2010 they shared a draft of the guidance with the interagency community, including both continuity coordinators and continuity planners, and GSA. GAO recommends that OPM consult with other lead agencies to develop a definition and cohesive set of practices for incorporating telework into emergency and continuity planning; improve its related data collection; and establish an interagency coordination process for guidance. OPM concurred with GAO's recommendations.

Download or read book Emergency preparedness written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Exploring Telework as a Business Continuity Strategy written by and published by Worldatwork. This book was released on 2005 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Emergency Preparedness written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emergency Preparedness: Agencies Need Coordinated Guidance on Incorporating Telework into Emergency and Continuity Planning

Download or read book Continuity of Operations written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To ensure that essential government services are available in emergencies, federal agencies are required to develop continuity of operations (COOP) plans. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is responsible for overseeing and assessing the status of COOP capabilities of federal executive branch agencies. It has developed guidance stating that agency COOP plans must designate alternate facilities and prepare personnel for unannounced relocation to these facilities. The guidance also states that agencies should consider the use of telework in their continuity plans. GAO was asked to follow up on its previous work on COOP planning and determine, among other things, to what extent (1) 6 selected agencies prepared their alternate facilities and (2) 23 major agencies made preparations necessary to effectively use telework in emergency situations.

Download or read book Weather and Safety Leave Us Office of Personnel Management Regulation Opm 2018 Edition written by The Law Library and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-06 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Law Library presents the complete text of the Weather and Safety Leave (US Office of Personnel Management Regulation) (OPM) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 The Office of Personnel Management is issuing new regulations on the granting and recording of weather and safety leave for Federal employees. The Administrative Leave Act of 2016 created four new categories of statutorily authorized paid leave-administrative leave, investigative leave, notice leave, and weather and safety leave-and established parameters for their use by Federal agencies. These regulations will provide a framework for agency compliance with the new statutory requirements regarding weather and safety leave. OPM will issue separate final regulations to address administrative leave, investigative leave, and notice leave at a later date. This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Weather and Safety Leave (US Office of Personnel Management Regulation) (OPM) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure

Download or read book The Evolving Workplace written by Wendell H. Joice and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book How to Manage Teleworkers written by Sandra Gurvis and published by . This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Review: Handbook for Managing Teleworkers (A Five-Step Management Process for Managing Teleworkers)If you are a teleworker, a teleworker manager, a federal agency implementing telework or a major company considering it, this is a must read book . While teleworking has started to gain traction, especially at federal level, there are still many myths surrounding it as well as concerns from senior managers who fear loss of control over staff not working in the office.The Handbook for Managing Teleworks puts to rest the myths and explains that teleworkers tend to be more productive than office-based workers. It also explains why teleworking is not just important for millions of employees; it is the wave of the future.The back-to-back blizzards that hit Washington, DC, in February 2010, illustrate perfectly why teleworking is critical. Following record snowfalls, more than 230,000 government employees were ordered to stay at home as the nation's capital virtually shut down for a week. Each snow day cost the government an estimated $100 million in lost productivity and related costs. And if you factor the total expense of lost productivity in the commercial sector, the figures are even more staggering.This book is an A-Z guide aimed at managers tasked with introducing teleworking or overseeing teleworkers and ensuring that everything runs smoothly. The rules for managing teleworking are the same whether you are a federal or state employee or work for a private company or organization. The book is also very useful to people who are thinking of teleworking or trying to persuade their employers to introduce it.The guide starts with an overview of what teleworking is, why it was introduced and what the current situation is. It then takes you through an easy to understand Five-Step Process to determine whether teleworking is right for your organization and, if so, how best it can be implemented.Step One gives you the tools you need to decide whether your organization needs teleworking. It looks at the jobs suitable for teleworking, the benefits and the technology needed to make it happen.Step Two focuses on putting together a teleworking team. This includes successful strategies for telework programs, creating guidelines for managers and employees, writing telework agreements and selecting the right people. There are also important sections on safety, security and the legal rights of teleworkers.Step Three is all about organization getting together a winning game plan. In addition, there is information about training and setting up a continuity-of-operations plan to maintain essential functions in the event of a major disaster.Step Four covers implementation how you make it all happen. In addition, there is guidance on insurances, taxes and health care options and how they impact teleworkers.Step Five discusses maintenance now that you have set up your teleworking program what do you have to do to ensure it runs smoothly.The authors both teleworkers - have drawn heavily on authoritative materials published by a wide range of federal agencies and organizations to provide case studies and best practices. The wealth of practical information is organized into an easy to follow, high value 5-Step process that provides an invaluable resource to telework managers and teleworkers alike.Our Readers Speak...Quote: This is perfect. Our agency has just made a major commitment to telework - but had not put in place a management plan to support this decision. Your five-step process is excellent. Gives us a management framework and a process that can be easily followed by manager and teleworker alike.Quote: Thanks for your book. We found the templates and Five-Step process to be of highest value. Sandra really understands the opportunities and pitfalls.Quote: We have teleworkers scattered all through our organization. None of the managers believed it was working. It wasn''t until we implemented your plan that we began to see the problems and areas where teleworking was working.Quote: Your use of highlighted text made reading the book easy and fun.

Download or read book Telework in Times of Crisis written by and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The COVID-19 pandemic led to a digital transformation globally as office-based work shifted to telework. Low level positions within the office that were previously not permitted to telework had to during the pandemic. Clerical positions proved to be productive while teleworking. Managers may have had to adjust their management styles to fit their remote staff’s needs. Since clerical staff was so productive while teleworking, they may continue to telework after the pandemic as a new normal. Organizations can take the lessons learned from this digital transformation to apply to uncertainty management planning to prevent future business disruptions.

Download or read book Virtual Technical Services written by Mary Beth Weber and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-04-25 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior to the COVID pandemic, there was little published information to guide technical services operations on how to deal with crises and emergencies. Viewed as a backroom operation by administration, little thought historically has been given to how these employees might protect equipment and resources and continue to provide services that seamlessly support the rest of the library. Virtual Technical Services: A Handbook is the first to address emergency and crisis planning specifically for technical services. The authors address how to create an emergency plan and how to prepare for an uncertain future that will undoubtedly include other threats to our health and safety. We discuss how the pivot to remote work can revolutionize technical services librarianship and allow us to better serve the needs of a 21st Century library. As the WFH period extended longer than anticipated, libraries and other organizations realized both the challenges and benefits of working remotely. WFH is about more than just doing one’s job, and we focus on employees as individuals with needs that include work/life balance, self-care, and the flexibility to meet life circumstances including childcare, eldercare, and appointments. A unique feature of our book is the focus on employee well-being, including burnout and self-care. Prior to COVID-19, employee well-being was typically not emphasized as part of personnel management. The risks to our health and safety and being removed from the physical workplace provided the opportunity to re-examine priorities and reframe them to forge a stronger and more collaborative relationship between employers and employees. Technical services personnel, in particular, are subject to burnout as their operations are frequently understaffed and they face competing demands of serving both libraries’ physical needs and supporting electronic and digital resources. Management in a remote work environment has challenges that are not present in an on-site operation. Communication, setting expectations, and documentation and training take on added significance when WFH, as does accountability. Our book addresses these aspects of management through a WFH lens. The book also covers the return to work after a shift to remote, whether it is completely on-site, hybrid, or some combination. Normalization, determining staffing levels, employee accommodations, and an adjustment period are discussed. Since most technical services personnel have not previously had to pivot to remote on short notice and for an extended period, the book addresses these issues for libraries as they make decisions about repopulating their workplaces.

Download or read book Teleworking written by Paul J. Jackson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-31 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teleworking is an up-to-date, groundbreaking and comprehensive assessment of teleworking. It includes * multidisciplinary contributions drawing on sociology, management science, economics, philosophy and information technology * analysis of post-modern and post-industrial theoretical contexts * a selection of empirical studies from across the world * accounts of different modes of teleworking, from homeworking to centre-based working * examination of the links between teleworking and the virtual organisation Wide-ranging, detailed and original, this book is a valuable introduction to teleworking and an important contribution to the debate on the future of the labour market.

Download or read book Assessing Telework Policies and Initiatives in the Federal Government written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Telecommuting written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce and Agency Organization and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Disrupted Work written by Noelle Donnelly and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural disasters disrupt the nature of work, promoting an urgent review of where work is performed. Home-based telework (HbTW), a common form of telework, is increasingly promoted as a means to ensure continuity of operations in an emergency situation. While widely advocated, little is known of the challenges and outcomes of HbTW when employed in disaster situations. This article explores the organisational and employee experiences of HbTW in the aftermath of a disaster, drawing on data from over 240 public sector workers and their managers who worked from home following a series of earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand. Findings point to critical factors shaping the experiences and outcomes of HbTW in disaster situations. Significant variation in the experiences and perceptions of HbTW for team leaders highlights their pivotal role and heightened pressures to maintain control in complex disaster situations.