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Allow NYC office workers to work remotely

Taveras

21/04/2022 09:29

COVID-19 showed what a powerful tool teleworking is for the resilience & wellbeing of NYC. Through it, NY continued working and providing services to our customers and stakeholders while strengthening local communities.

My proposal is to allow City office workers to telework three days a week.

Telework creates a workforce that allows NYC to meet any challenge. It is good for work-life balance & mental health, and reduces congestion on crowded subways.

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Steven

21/04/2022 12:24

Municipal employees already showed during the height of the pandemic that we can work successfully from home. Mayor Adam's supported this concept when he was seeking our Union votes 🗳 during the Democratic primary.

When we work at home 🏡 we support our local economies. We have to pivot as we are losing talent from all city agencies to the private sector. We can reduce our office footprint and repurpose those buildings to deal with the homeless crisis we have in NYC. We can consolidate field offices and make those offices we use in a neighborhood style office space where you come in only when we have to gather for certain office tasks. We need the outer borough Mayor to remember his promises to Union members and our families that he would support an alternative work schedule 📅. Promises Made in this area have NOT been kept!! We need a Mayor who is going to make the public sector competitive and flexible for those who choose to serve NYC.

Courtney Morgan

21/04/2022 15:10

In favor

I strongly agree that we need flexible telework options for city employees whose roles allow for it. COVID aside, giving back the commute time is a huge quality of life upgrade that would cost the city nothing. It would also allow greater flexibility for those with chronic illness, family/pet care needs, and just general life - how many times have people needed to take a day just to let a landlord in to fix something, when they could have just as easily been working at home during that time?

Aside from those benefits, we should also realize that many city offices are small, crowded, outdated, and do not actually have space to host regular meetings. Many office workers still take their meetings on Zoom because of this issue, which makes it even more confusing that we are asked to be at our desks each and every day to 'collaborate' when that mostly happens online.

Stephanie B

27/04/2022 10:10

In favor

I would like the Mayor to consider having the mature workforce (those 60 and older) or those with conditions that make it difficult to commute and who successfully worked remotely during the pandemic to continue tele-working indefinitely. The majority of us have been able to instruct the new employees remotely and satisfy the daily tasks needed by the agencies. There is a knowledge base that is easily shared through Team meetings and chats give the new employees a support system to continue the operation of the agency.

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Melanie

02/05/2022 12:15

In favor

Offering hybrid work options for positions that do not require onsite work will make NYC a more competitive employer. It is already difficult to attract and retain qualified employees due to the compensation ranges for certain positions within the City civil service system and remote work options offered in the private sector. Employees have shown that it can be done effectively. It will reduce traffic and public transportation congestion, spread economic spending across the five boroughs as employees will spend at their work location and their home location.

Chun

02/05/2022 18:43

I strongly concur with Melanie!

Chun

02/05/2022 18:39

In favor

Telework provides for a better work/life balance and in turns increases productivity and efficiency across city agencies. Many private firms have capitalized on this new way of doing business and our City needs to catch up!

Melanie

02/05/2022 23:01

In favor

I completely agree!

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