CONTINUATION OF ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULES

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
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• Publication Date: July 16, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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Personnel Management Washington, D.C. 20415
MEMORANDUM
FROM: James W. Morri son,.-lr:~_`~
Associate Direct
for Compensatiq
July 16, 1982
This is a follow-up to my memo of June 28, 1982, on the status of the
Alternative Work Schedules (AWS) program.
Senate bill S. 2240, the Federal Employees Flexible and Compressed Work
Schedules Act of 1982, which passed the Senate recently, was passed
unanimously in the House on July 12 and is expected to be signed into
law by President Reagan within a few days.
The legislation continues present AWS programs uninterrupted for another
three years, unless stated provisions for termination have been met, and
also permits the establishment of new programs. The types of schedules
permitted have not changed, so agencies will not have to redesign or
revise successful existing programs. The only significant technical
changes to PL 95-390 are:
-- the credit hour carryover for employees has been
increased from .O hours to 24 hours,
-- part-time employees may now work a compressed work
schedule, and
-- the 10-hour limit on accrual of compensatory time has
been removed for both wage grade and General Schedule
employees.
The new law provides a 90-day period from date of enactment during which
agencies may review existing AWS programs. When an agency finds that a
particular AWS program has adversely affected productivity, service to the
public, or the cost of agency operation, it must terminate the program.
If an AWS is terminated during this 90-day period, negotiations for a new
AWS program may be initiated by either management or labor within 90 days
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after the termination. Agencies that terminate AWS programs should inform
OPM in writing, specifying which type of schedule(s), the number of pro-
grams to be discontinued, and the number of employees affected. These
reports should be addressed to Craig Pettibone, Assistant Director, Office
of Pay and Benefits Policy, Room 4351, Office of Personnel Management,
.1900 E Street N.W., Washington, DC 20415.
Guidance in the form of regulations and FPM materials will be issued
following the signing of the bill into law. We suggest that agencies not
initiate new AWS programs until guidance has been received. Craig
Pettibone, the Assistant Director for Pay and Benefits Policy, telephone
[phone], will be pleased to respond to specific questions.
Questions concerning the labor-management relations aspect should be
directed to the Office of Labor-Management Relations, [phone].
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MEMORANDUM
TO, Directors of Personnel
June 28, 1982
SUBJECT: Continuation or Termination of Alternative Work Schedules
Associate Director
for Compensation
FROM; James W. Morrison, J
P Cy
This is to keep you abreast of developments on the Alternative Work Schedules
(AWS) issues. The extension of Public Law 95-390, which avoided termination
of AWS when the experiment was scheduled to end last March, expires the first
day of the second pay period beginning after July 4, 1982, unless legislative
action is taken.
The Administration is supporting legislation that would extend for three more
years the authorization for the use of alternative work schedules. The new
legislation would permit use of alternative work schedules unless they would
result in a reduction of the productivity of the agency; a diminished level
of services furnished to the public by the agency; or an increase in the
cost of agency operations. The legislative proposal would also provide for
greater control over the decision to use or terminate alternative work sche-
dules than provided for in the experimental program,
As the sunset of the amended Public Law 95-390 draws near, agencies must be
prepared to deal with various contingencies. Under the law, all schedules
authorized under Public Law 95-390 must be terminated on either July 24, 1982,
or July 31, 1982, depending on which day is the last day of the agency's pay
period, unless legislation authorizing continuation has been signed into law
by the President by the applicable date.
Unused Credit Hours: If the AWS experiment terminates, agencies would be re-
quired by Public aw 95-390 to pay employees for any unused credit hours. To
control unnecessary costs, it is important that agencies keep unused credit
hour balances to an absolute minimum, Agencies should avoid, insofar as pos-
sible, employee schedules that would allow an employee to earn additional
credit hours, and agencies should strongly encourage employees to use any
credit hours currently to their credit.
OPM will notify agencies and provide additional guidance if new legislation
authorizing the continuation of alternative work schedules is enacted prior
to the termination date of Public Law 95-390, as amended. Craig Pettibone,
the Assistant Director for Pay and Benefits Policy, telephone [phone],
will be pleased to respond to specific questions or to provide any other help
possible during this period of uncertainty.. Questions concerning the labor-
management relations aspects of this issue should be directed to the Office
of Labor-Management Relations, [phone].
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