The Trump administration is alerting agencies that they can turn to telework as North America prepares to hold the world’s greatest celebration of soccer.
The United States along with Canada and Mexico will host this summer’s World Cup, with 11 U.S. cities hosting a total of 78 matches. That is bound to create plenty of traffic congestion and commuting delays for workers in those cities, including civil servants who are expected to be in the office since President Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
Consequentially, the Office of Personnel Management has advised agencies to consider telework “to help alleviate potential traffic congestion” and “minimize any disruptions to law enforcement and security officials,” according to a memo sent earlier this week to chief human capital officers.
OPM “reminds agencies with offices located in a host city of their authority to approve situational/unscheduled telework and other workforce flexibilities at their sole and exclusive discretion for impacted employees,” said Veronica Hinton, the personnel office’s associate director for workforce policy and innovation, in the memo.
