Updated September 16, 2024
General Information
- What is the Remote Work Collection System?
- The Remote Work Collection system is a technology solution available to the university beginning in September 2024 for centrally collecting remote work arrangement data. This has been developed in response to the university’s Ways We Work initiative. The centralized system includes the entry and approval of remote work information including the mode of work, typical work schedule, terms and conditions of remote work, and any university equipment approved for use in remote locations as agreed upon by the employee, supervisor and HR representatives. The technology uses the Remote Worker tile on the Employee Self Service homepage, available to employees through Wolverine Access. Ann Arbor Campus staff are required to use the system and UM-Flint, UM-Dearborn and Michigan Medicine will implement the system independently to their employees.
- Why is this new system being implemented?
- The system centralizes hybrid and mobile/remote work data to support a flexible, inclusive and competitive work environment. The new system will ensure the university has complete and accurate information about how and where we work, which helps us make more informed decisions about HR policies, work space needs, and workplace practices that support the many ways we work.
- Who is required to enter information into the system?
- Ann Arbor Campus staff, including temporary staff, who work in a hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are required to enter their work arrangement information into the system as instructed by their supervisor or HR representatives. Academic units will decide at the unit level how faculty, research fellows, and GSAs will use the system, with consultation and assistance available from Academic HR. UM-Flint, UM-Dearborn, and Michigan Medicine are also planning to use the system and will communicate directly with their employees with more information.