Rensselaer’s Flexible Work Arrangement Policy (HR Policy 700.7) establishes the guidelines for the review and approval of flexible work arrangements for staff.
Flexible work arrangements are alternatives to the traditional workday, the standard workweek, or the traditional workplace. These options can help staff balance work and personal responsibilities while meeting business needs and objectives. Additionally, flexible work arrangements may promote employee productivity and improve employee job satisfaction and retention.
Types of Flexible Work Arrangements
A work arrangement with a variable daily schedule. This refers to a pre-defined start and end time that may differ from the regularly scheduled workday but revolves around a fixed number of hours.
A work arrangement that allows an employee to maintain a full-time schedule, but work hours are performed over fewer than five business days per week, or 10 business days per pay period.
A work arrangement where an employee is both regularly scheduled to work at an on-campus location for a minimum number of days during a workweek and at an alternate work location for the remaining scheduled workdays in a workweek.
A work arrangement where an employee is regularly scheduled to work at an alternate location. Fully remote work arrangements are the exception and will only be granted under extraordinary circumstances.
A work arrangement where employees are permitted or directed by a supervisor to work at an alternate work location, if job duties and technology resources permit such an arrangement, during circumstances such as inclement weather, special projects, business travel, or personal needs.
