Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.62
Liaison Lisa Kilgore
Submission Date March 7, 2014
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STARS v1.2

Cornell University
OP-T2-31: Telecommuting

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Ben Kuo
Associate Vice President
Facilities Managment
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Does the institution offer a telecommute program for employees?:
Yes

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A brief description of the program:
Cornell offers a range of flexible work arrangements (http://www.hr.cornell.edu/life/support/flexible_arrangements.html) including telecommuting, individually negotiated and at the discretion of the supervisor. http://www.hr.cornell.edu/life/support/flexplace_telecommute.html Cornell also has computing guidelines for telecommuters who need to access Cornell's network and computing resources remotely. http://www.cit.cornell.edu/services/guides/telecommute/ According to survey results, 35% of employees reported telecommuting. Specifically, 16% of full-time, non-exempt employees and 40 percent of fulltime, exempt employees. Survey data compiled from the 2012 Sloan Foundation Cornell Employee Survey, and HR Leads.

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The website URL where information about the program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
In a Wellness Survey conducted in April/May of 2013, cornell employees were asked what types of flexible work arrangement were they able to use. Of the 757 respondents, 18.7% (52) of hourly staff, 44.1% (178) of salaried staff, and 34.7% (26) of faculty indicated that they were able to use a remote work arrangement (working from home or some location other than Cornell).

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