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Idaho Department of Correction <br />IDOC Data Sensitivity Classification - L3 Restricted <br />Control Number: <br />206.07.01.006 <br />Version: <br />1.0 <br />Title: <br />Telecommuting <br />Page Number: <br />3 of 8 <br /> <br /> <br />a. Allowing telecommuting provides flexibility in the workplace but requires <br />accountability to ensure all work is being completed in an efficient and <br />measurable manner. This SOP provides guidelines for Department, <br />supervisor, and employee responsibilities. <br /> <br />b. All IDOC employees are expected to work within the state of Idaho. If an <br />employee has a need to work outside the state, approval must be <br />obtained from the Department of Human Resources (DHR), Department <br />of Finance Management (DFM), and the State Controller’s Office (SCO) <br />before hiring or allowing an existing employee to regularly perform their <br />assigned duties from an out-of-state location. <br /> <br />c. Telecommuting is not an employee right; its use rests at the discretion of <br />the IDOC Director or designee and can be terminated any time without <br />notice. <br /> <br />d. The ability to telecommute may be suspended or terminated at any time <br />based upon, but not limited to, declining performance, violation of the <br />Telecommuting SOP, violation of the IDOC Telecommuting Agreement, <br />or for organizational benefit. Notice of suspension or termination of a <br />IDOC Telecommuting Agreement is not required, but if feasible, may be <br />given to an employee. Abuse of telecommuting privilege may result in <br />employee discipline up to and including termination. <br /> <br />e. An employee may terminate an IDOC Telecommuting Agreement at any <br />time unless telecommuting work is a condition of employment. <br /> <br />2. Eligibility Consideration <br /> <br />a. Employees participating in telecommuting must meet the IDOC <br />Telecommuting Eligibility Criteria and must obtain supervisor and IDOC <br />Director or designee approval prior to telecommuting. <br /> <br />b. Telecommuting may not be suitable for all employees and/or positions. <br />IDOC retains complete decision-making authority to allow an employee <br />to telecommute. <br /> <br />c. To be eligible to telecommute, an employee must have a current <br />performance evaluation on file with a rating of ‘Achieves Performance’ or <br />higher. Any employee with a ‘Does Not Achieve Performance’ rating is <br />not eligible for telecommuting privileges. <br /> <br />d. IDOC Telecommuting Agreements will be reviewed annually in <br />conjunction with annual performance evaluations but may be <br />terminated, amended, or suspended at any time prior. <br /> <br />e. Telecommuting privileges do not automatically transfer with an <br />employee moving to a new position within IDOC, or to a position within