The CIC follows the university’s telecommuting policy HR 1.22. 

Eligibility requirements include, but are not limited to:  

• Must have satisfactory job performance and EPMS review 
• Employees new to the university must complete their one-year probationary period and have a satisfactory EPMS review on file
• Employees transferring within the university must complete their six-months probationary period and have a satisfactory EPMS review on file
• Employees must be classified as one of the following job codes: 
  • AH10, AH15, AH35, AH45, AA75, AG15
  • CB70, CB75, CB80 
  • BC20, BC30
  • CC30
  • UD13 

Once telecommuting request documents are completed and approved by employee’s supervisor, all documents should be emailed to CICHR@mailbox.sc.edu for review/approval. Requests are then submitted to Employee Relations for final review and approval.  

Employees should not begin telecommuting until telecommuting request has been approved by Employee Relations.  

All employees must apply and be approved to telecommute. Complete the following forms with your supervisor:  

• Telecommuting Request Form  
• Telecommuting Readiness Assessment  
• Telecommuting Agreement Form  

Supervisors and employees  must complete the following forms to establish clear telecommuting expectations:   

• Mutual Expectations: Non-Supervisory 
• Mutual Expectations: Supervisory  

Submit completed and approved telecommuting request forms to CIC human resource manager at CICHR@mailbox.sc.edu  

Once forms are reviewed and approved by the CIC Dean’s Office, requests are then submitted to Employee Relations 

Employee’s and supervisors will be contacted by the CIC human resource manager to confirm telecommuting approval or if additional information is needed to review the request  

Employee’s approved to telecommute are required to submit this Monthly Telecommuting Activity Report.

• All fields are REQUIRED
• If an employee does not telecommute on their scheduled day for any reason, JotForm must be completed for that week notating (worked in office, on leave, paid holiday, etc.)

Submission Deadlines 
The Monthly Activity Report must be submitted no later than the 7th day of the following month.

Failure to submit form by deadline, will result in:  

• First Offense: Written warning .
• Second Offense: Suspension of telecommuting agreement for 6 months.
  • After the 6-month suspension, employee must resubmit a new telecommuting request.
  • Telecommuting activity submissions will be reviewed and approved by employee supervisor and college human resource manager.

Telecommuting agreements must be renewed annually!

Additionally, an agreement must be updated if conditions change.  Conditions may include changes to your date of telecommuting,  job duties or specific provisions within the telecommuting agreement. Reviews will occur concurrently with annual EPMS reviews unless your supervisor deems it necessary to review/update your telecommuting agreement prior to that date.  

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