[LINK] Why is the Australian Government Teleworking Policy just for ICT?

[Tom Worthington]

The Australian Government Information Management Office has released a
"Whole-of-Government Tele-working Policy for ICT Staff": 
<http://www.finance.gov.au/e-government/strategy-and-governance/docs/Tele-working_Policy_for_ICT_Staff.pdf>.

The teleworking p[olicy sets out the responsibilities of the agencies 
and the employees. All agencies are required to prepare an 
implementation plan, or decide to opt out by 30 June 2010. Plans must be 
implemented by 1 January 2011 and agencies have to report progress 
annually with metrics.

The appears well thought out, for example allowing for staff to work at 
telecentres, as well as at home. One curious aspect of this policy is 
why it only applies to ICT staff. The ICT staff are employed under the 
same conditions as other Australian public servants.

The policy is a relatively brief 9 page document. Unfortunately this has 
been provided a PDF file, so here is a translation into HTML:
<http://www.tomw.net.au/blog/2010/01/australian-government-teleworking.html>.


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