The Office of Human Resources Management issued a telework and remote work time coding advisory reminding all employees to properly code their timesheets when teleworking or working remotely. Telework and remote work are administered in accordance with DR 4080-811-002, telework and remote programs.

Paycheck8 Codes

• Working on site (e.g., in a physical government office, field attendance at a conference, etc.).
  • Not telework or remote: Use transaction code 01.
• Telework
  • Regularly scheduled telework (for days annotated in the approved telework agreement): Use transaction code 01 with descriptor code 11.
  • Situational (unscheduled/ad-hoc) telework (for days other than those annotated in the approved telework agreement) : Use transaction code 01 with descriptor code 17.
• Remote Work
  • On approved remote work agreement: Use transaction code 01 with descriptor code 39.

Employees need to use the appropriate transaction codes and descriptor codes on their timesheets as described above.

Supervisors should verify their employees are aware of the correct codes to use and code their timesheets accordingly.

Help is available

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• Call: 1-877-372-7248, Press 2.
• Email: hrm_contact_center@usda.gov.
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