NSF announces return-to-office changes before finishing negotiations, drawing union ire

Published: July 20, 2023, 11:16 a.m.

Following weeks of return-to-office announcements, yet another agency has made its plans clear to currently teleworking employees.\nBut this time, the National Science Foundation has drawn negative attention from its union. NSF leaders made a return-to-office announcement to staff members Friday, prior to negotiating or reaching an agreement on telework with the American Federation of Government Employees, the federal union said.\nStarting in October, all telework-eligible NSF employees and Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) employees stationed at agency headquarters will have to work in the office at least four days per two-week pay period, NSF leaders said in an all-staff email, obtained by Federal News Network. The changes do not apply to employees eligible for remote work or those with an approved remote work agreement.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices