General

The official worksite for a General Schedule employee covered by a telework agreement is the location of the agency worksite for the employee’s position (i.e., the place where the employee would normally work absent a telework agreement), as long as the employee is scheduled to report physically at least twice each biweekly pay period on a regular and recurring basis to that agency worksite. It is up to an agency to determine how often an employee reports into the agency worksite. If an employee is not scheduled to report to the agency worksite at least twice each biweekly pay period on a regular and recurring basis (i.e., is a remote worker), the employee’s official worksite for location-based pay purposes is the alternative work location under the remote work agreement. Certain temporary exceptions may apply (5 CFR 531.605(d), 5 CFR 530.302, and 5 CFR 591.201 and OPM’s Official Worksite for Location-Based Pay Purposes fact sheet).