Federal Government Policy and Business

Agencies That Cut Telework Took a Beating in Annual Employee Survey

Government Executive: Two federal departments that controversially made unilateral cuts to their telework programs were among the worst performers in this year’s survey of federal employees’ happiness and engagement, according to a Government Executive analysis.

In the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, released last week by the Office of Personnel Management, the Agriculture Department saw a 6-point drop on its score on the global satisfaction index, a measure of employees’ happiness with pay, their individual job and the organization as a whole, along with a 3 point drop in employee engagement. And the Education Department saw an 11-point decline in global satisfaction, coupled with a 4-point decline in engagement.

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