State employees urge bargaining on remote‑work rules as agency cites prior telework policy and pending labor board case State employees told the Senate Committee on Government Operations that the administration’s return‑to‑office rollout harmed morale, retention and people with caregiving or disability needs, and urged support for S.228 to require bargaining. Agency leaders said a 2012 telework policy exists and a Vermont Labor Relations Board proceeding is pending.

State employees are calling for urgent negotiations on remote work policies, citing significant drops in morale and equity concerns amid a hasty return-to-office rollout.

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