A Florida university is backing off a notice requiring workers to seek outside child care days, according to an update sent to employees Thursday.
On Wednesday, the university held a virtual town hall meeting discussing remote-work guidelines and precautions amid COVID-19. The discussions included the university's"position" on remote work during the pandemic.
In its notes from the town hall, the human resources office said for employees who don't have daycare options or choose to home-school their children in the fall, there are options for alternative remote work schedules, such as working nights or weekends when other child-care options may be available – though that depends on the job and supervisor approval.
But for less flexible positions that require work during specific times when"childcare is not available ... personal leave may be appropriate," wrote Renisha Gibbs, a human resources administrator. As for how the policy will be enforced,"we trust our employees to abide by policies," Gibbs said."There are no remote work police checking up on employees.""It is very unlikely that that temporary policy on the remote work will be lifted any time soon... as we continue to see the cases spike," he said.
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