Changes to In-Person Employee Density Level

This memo is a follow-up to the Human Resources (HR) memo dated June 9, 2021, which informed employees that effective August 2021, they were expected to return to in-person work.

At this time, CUNY has provided us with an updated mandate as it relates to in-person work scheduled to take place February 28, 2022.  Specifically, CUNY announced a target of 70% in person learning.  As a consequence, in order to provide essential in-person services to our students and the college community, the in-person employee density level will be increased from 50% to at least 70% beginning on February 28, 2022.

This means that employees will be expected to report to work on campus 70% of their work time.  For example, employees can be required to work in-person 7 out of the 10 days in a two-week work cycle or in-person 4 days and 1 day remote in one week and in the following week 3 days in-person and 2 days remote.

HR urges managers/department heads to plan for the increase in-person services in accordance with the guidelines specified in the College鈥檚 reopening plan.  Managers/department heads are also reminded that, as their department鈥檚 business needs dictate, they have the discretion to require their employees to report to work in person at a higher rate than the minimum of 70% set by the University.

Please note that since the employee鈥檚 in-person density level is increasing, this will result in the reduction and (ultimately the elimination) of the general reasonable accommodations for reasons other than a health condition as stated in the . 

For your convenience, please find the  COO鈥檚 communication to the campus regarding the campus access procedure.

Remote Work Agreement Forms

Managers/department heads who will be approving remote work agreement as part of an employee鈥檚 flexible work plan are asked to submit the updated agreements to HR at  humanresources@ccny.cuny.edu .  Please write in the subject line, Remote Work Agreement.

Should you have any questions, please email us at  humanresources@ccny.cuny.edu .  Thank you.

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