Gov. Jim Pillen, stating that the COVID-19 pandemic is over, has ordered an end to remote work for state employees, directing them to return to their offices full time by Jan. 2.
Justin Hubly, the executive director of the Nebraska Association of Public Employees (NAPE), which represents nearly 8,000 state workers, said that he's aware of few problems with state workers toiling at home, or working 'hybrid' hours split between a couple days a week at home and the rest at a work site.
But while Pillen characterized the move as fitting a 'common sense expectation' that workers are most productive working together in an office, a state union official expressed fears that the move will hurt recruiting and retaining state employees at a time when many state agencies are short-staffed.
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