"The new policy for parents of newborn babies is part of her Arkansas Forward initiative and will allow parents to bring their infants, from four weeks to six months old, into the workplace with supervisor approval. The program was initially piloted in the Governor's Office and the Department of Human Services, but will now be expanded statewide. Sanders says it gives working families greater flexibility during a child's earliest months of life."
""As a working mom, I know how important a child's earliest months are for bonding and education," Sanders said in a letter that was sent to state employees. "Working moms and dads are a critical component of our workforce, and I want to make sure we provide additional options for families to have flexibility and not have to choose between staying home with their infant or returning to work.""
"In addition to the expanded Infant at Work program, Sanders announced another policy change. Starting October 1, Arkansas will end the regular use of remote work in state agencies plus will extend office hours to 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., encourage in-person meetings over virtual ones, and implement standardized flexible and alternative schedules. "State employees serve our citizens best when they collaborate in person," the governor wrote in the letter."
Arkansas will implement an Infant at Work policy allowing parents to bring infants aged four weeks to six months into state workplaces with supervisor approval. The program, piloted in the Governor's Office and Department of Human Services, will expand statewide to provide families greater flexibility during early months of a child's life. Starting October 1, state agencies will end regular remote work, extend office hours to 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., encourage in-person meetings over virtual ones, and adopt standardized flexible and alternative schedules. The changes aim to increase in-person collaboration and replace pandemic-era policies deemed inefficient.
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