Flex-Work @ PSU
Portland State University, as an access university in the heart of Portland, Oregon, is deeply connected to our community. Fulfillment of our mission to ‘Let Knowledge Serve the City’ is enabled by our ability to connect with students, staff and our community at large by supporting and enriching a vibrant campus community.
The ways we structure and schedule work informs the amount of flexibility and creativity available. Flex-Work @ PSU Guidelines allow the university to maintain transparent and equitable conversations with employees about their work schedule. This promotes employee well-being while delivering outstanding services and solutions. These conversations will necessarily be connected to the broader strategic goals that are developed with area leadership and under the strategic direction of PSU’s President.
Providing consistently excellent service to our students and customers is our highest priority. In order to do this, we must collaboratively assess workplace options including the hours and locations in which work takes place. This Supervisor Toolkit will provide support in how to manage Flex-Work options.
Flex-Work refers to variability in the location and hours that work takes place. The purpose of Flex-Work @ PSU is to provide flexible work options for employees while continuing to elevate the services and strategic objectives of PSU.
Flex-Work arrangements can be a useful tool for flexibility where they support and elevate the institution. Only agreements that do not negatively impact departmental operations or the university’s long term strategies should be approved. Authority to approve, postpone, or deny Flex-Work agreements rests with the supervisor in conjunction with objectives and guidance provided by university leadership and in accordance with union contracts and other university policies.
Flex-Work arrangements are handled on a case-by-case basis. Every job, employee, and situation is different and decisions or arrangements will necessarily differ between positions. No two Flex-Work plans will look alike.
Employees interested in whether their position qualifies for Flex-Work should talk with their supervisor.
All employees who have remote work as part of their Flex-Work plan are required to have a current Remote Work Agreement on file with HR.