The Office of Personnel Management has encouraged agencies
to use workplace flexibilities to allow employees to do
volunteer work in local communities, and has asked
department heads to add the President’s Volunteer Service
Award to their public service recognition programs.
It said agencies may grant administrative leave to employees
who perform volunteer work that directly relates to the
department’s mission and enhances the employee’s
professional development, provided the absence would be
brief and advance the interests of the agency. An April 6
memorandum to agency and department heads contains guidance
for employee volunteer activities, including information
on the use of leave and compensatory time to perform
community work.
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