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Establishing a Flexible Work Arrangement

Employees and supervisors can find a variety of helpful resources and forms to help design a flexible work arrangement on the Web site of the Family Resource Center at http://www.frc.msu.edu/.

After a supervisor and an employee discuss a flexible work arrangement proposal and come to an agreement, the supervisor should summarize the discussion and the decision in a letter to the employee.  The memorandum needs to included.

• A detailed description of the schedule the employee will follow
• A description of the work expectations
• A timeframe for the pilot test of the new arrangement
• An indication of when the arrangement will be reviewed and evaluated
• If there is a change of status, for example the employee is no longer working a full time or part time schedule, you need to complete a personnel action notice form.

Several sample letters are provided.