Telecommuting Policy

To support the changing nature of the work and workplace environment, Human Resources introduced a telecommuting policy for the non-faculty workforce in February 2016.

The policy was benchmarked with over a dozen other Universities:

benchmarks for the policy: including columbia university, rutgers, berkeley, brown, umass, oregon state, and stanford

Telecommuting is a voluntary work arrangement in which an employee, with approval from the dean, provost or divisional vice president, works from an alternate work locale instead of commuting to the campus work place. Because telecommuting is a cooperative arrangement and not an entitlement, considerations prior to approval must be made based on the nature of the job, needs of the college and department and the employee’s aptitude to be a contributor in such an arrangement. Moreover, positions that require face-to-face interactions with students or employees are not suitable for telecommuting.

Read detailed information about K-State’s telecommuting policy in the Telecommuting PPM chapter 4045 or the Human Resources telecommuting agreement form.