To the Editor: Since the onset of the pandemic, responses of city agencies and authorities on policies for time-keeping, reasonable accommodations, leave time, family leave, support (or not) for working remotely, etc., have been all over the map, with little or no coordination between agencies. City workers were, and are, scrambling to figure it all out, keep working, keep the city running, and stay safe.
But one of the most-egregious reactions has to be the policy at the New York City Housing Authority of granting managers—only managers—up to three days a week telework. This policy was announced in July, implemented in September, and has remained in place since. As a quality-of-work-life issue, and a safety issue, it's nothing short of inexplicable.
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