{"id":127726,"date":"2022-07-11T12:15:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T16:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=127726"},"modified":"2022-07-10T19:14:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T23:14:19","slug":"governor-youngkin-changes-telecommuting-policy-many-state-workers-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=127726","title":{"rendered":"Governor Youngkin changes telecommuting policy; many state workers resign"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin changed state government telecommuting policy. This change required many state workers, who were participating in telework, to return to their offices by July 5. However, over 300 employees submitted resignations in the wake of the governor’s decision. This is based on information that ABC 8News obtained via a freedom of information request. They received information related to seven agencies, five agencies reported resignations.<\/p>\n

From ABC 8News::<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

On May 5, Youngkin updated the state’s telework policy for all state employees to begin working in-person full-time by July 5, a change the governor’s office stressed would provide “options for and supports the use of telework where appropriate.” Youngkin said it would help “balance the demands of government services with the needs of our public servants.”<\/p>\n

Other state agencies and divisions, including the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), provided employment resignations since Youngkin’s announcement in May after 8News filed public record requests.<\/p>\n

According to those records, VDH had 78 resignations and VEC had 37 resignations from May 5 to June 27. Virginia’s Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) had seven resignations from May 5 to July 6 and Virginia’s Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) had six resignations from May 4 to July 7.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately we’re not surprised by this information,” Dylan Bishop, a lobbyist for the Virginia Governmental Employees Association (VGEA), told 8News Friday. “We had anticipated that the shift in policy would result in an exodus of workers, which is really concerning because of the state’s recruitment and retention issues.”<\/p>\n

Most of the departments did not provide reasons for the resignations, but VDH shared that 29 former workers cited “Better Job,” three said “Dissatisfied,” six cited “Home Responsibilities,” two listed “Illness,” seven said they were leaving the area, three cited “School” and 27 listed “Other” as the reason.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ABC 8News has the article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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