Developing a Formal Workplace Flex Proposal

We encourage you to review these key items prior to preparing your proposal:

供你考虑的问题

提醒一下: 可供选择的工作安排有 not conducive to all work styles and jobs.
Before beginning the proposal writing process, you should consider these questions.

你的工作

  • How will the arrangement affect your ability to achieve your performance development goals?
  • Will you be able to adequately protect any confidential information that you handle?
  • If applicable, how will the arrangement affect your ability to supervise others? 

你的客户

  • How will business needs be met (or exceeded)?
  • How will clients be impacted by your restructured schedule?
  • How will you ensure that customer 服务 needs are met?

YOUR CO-WORKERS, SUPERVISOR/MANAGER, AND SUPERVISEES

  • What will the impact be on your co-workers?
  • What will the impact be on those you supervise?
  • How will your alternative work arrangement affect work volume, 高峰时期, 进行中的项目, 和/或加班?

工作所需的工具和资源

  • What are the tools, resources, and best working environments required for success in your job?
  • What equipment/technology will your flexible work arrangement require?  

你的表现

  • How will your work/performance be reviewed and evaluated?
  • 如何衡量你的成功?

你自己

  • Are you self-directed and comfortable working without close supervision?
  • 你的时间管理得好吗?
  • Are you comfortable working alone for long periods of time?
  • How will you manage employees who report to you?

你的工资、福利和职位

  • What are the benefit implications (e.g., if your flexible work arrangement includes a request for reduced hours/days)?
  • 有什么影响, 如果有任何, will a flexible work arrangement have on your UNH status and your salary, 工作成绩, 假期, 和退休, 等.? 请注意,, if the arrangement involves a reduction in hours/days, it may not be possible to increase those hours later.

信息安全

  • Are you familiar with university policies and are you able to comply with them?
  • Are you familiar with information security good practices and are you able to follow them? 
Principles for Effective Formal 工作场所的灵活性
  1. A written proposal and agreement should be developed.
  2. The arrangement should support the office or department’s goals, 包括生产力, 成本效益, and 服务 to internal and external clients. The arrangement should be achieved without:
    1. 缩短联合国保健所的正常服务时间.
    2. 产生加班费用.
    3. Impairing the unit’s effectiveness in carrying out its research, 教学, 服务, 或者管理功能.
    4. Placing undue burden on others in the unit, whether individual employees or supervisors/managers.
    5. Creating problems of safety, security, or supervision.
  3. The individual’s work style and job performance should support the requirements of the arrangement.
  4. The job tasks should be adaptable to the flexible arrangement.
  5. Communication and accountability should be established to assist successful implementation of the new flexibility arrangement.
  6. Alternative work policies and flexible arrangements should be well communicated to all employees in the office or department.
  7. The flexible arrangement should be evaluated by the employee and the supervisor/manager after a trial period of three months. The proposal should then be reviewed annually.
  8. Approval is subject to change at any time.
  9. All arrangements require compliance with all USNH employment policies.
  10. University information and information technology must be accessed and handled in a secure manner consistent with policies and good practices developed by UNH IT安全服务.
拟定你的提案

灵活安排建议表格

An employee interested in a flexible workplace arrangement should review the UNH 工作场所的灵活性 information provided on these pages, 复习一下 USNH Flexible Work Alternatives and Teleworking 政策.

A written proposal should be developed and submitted to the immediate supervisor for review and consideration.  对于这个过程, the immediate supervisor is the person responsible for completing the employee’s annual performance review.

There are a number of critical questions in the proposal form that should be addressed by the employee and  the supervisor as part of their discussion of the proposal.

提示: The employee should be sure to understand what, 如果有任何, impact the proposed arrangement might have on his or her pay, benefits and UNH status.