beSpacific<p>New <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/OPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OPM</span></a> Guidance directs agency directors to disregard <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Collective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Collective</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Bargaining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bargaining</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Obligations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obligations</span></a>. The agency head’s ability to set overall <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/telework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telework</span></a> levels and to exclude specific positions<br>from telework <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/eligibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eligibility</span></a> under the Telework Enhancement Act are exercises of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>management</span></a> rights to determine the agency’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/mission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mission</span></a> and organization, direct <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/employees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employees</span></a>, and assign work. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legalresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legalresearch</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/govdocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>govdocs</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://chcoc.gov/sites/default/files/Guidance%20on%20Collective%20Bargaining%20Obligations%20in%20Connection%20with%20Return%20to%20Office%202-3-2025%20final.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chcoc.gov/sites/default/files/</span><span class="invisible">Guidance%20on%20Collective%20Bargaining%20Obligations%20in%20Connection%20with%20Return%20to%20Office%202-3-2025%20final.pdf</span></a></p>