Approval process for employees working from home to attend offices

Note: This update does not apply to frontline employees and employees who are unable to work from home.

Transport Staff who can perform their role at home should continue to do so while we prepare for return to offices and our hybrid ways of working. However, we recognise that people have been at home for some time and some people may be having trouble coping.

If an employee requests to come into an office for wellbeing reasons an assessment needs to be made regarding the best way to support the employee.

If the manager determines the staff member should come in to the office then they must check vaccination status. Under the Public Health Order, staff who can work from home must be fully vaccinated to attend an office.

The manager must seek endorsement from People and Change - Role 75 (Director Business Partnering for TfNSW, Sydney Trains & NSW TrainLink) or Role 60 (for Sydney Metro & STA).

Once endorsed by the People and Change delegate the manager must sight the vaccination evidence and declare that they have done so via the manager declaration form.

Once the declaration form has been completed the employee will receive a confirmation email. Once this confirmation email has been received, the employee is able to attend Transport offices as approved by their manager.

If you have any questions please contact your HR representative.

Who does this process apply to?

This approval process applies to employees who can perform their roles from home. Any workers that cannot work from home (i.e. they must attend the office to use particular equipment/systems essential for their role) are not subject to this approval and evidence sighting process.

Do I follow this process for organising team meetings?

No. Face to face meetings should not be happening at this time and should continue to occur virtually.

How is evidence of vaccination provided?

The evidence needs to be sighted by the manager, for example over MS Teams video call. The evidence should not be stored by the manager.

Does the above process apply to labour hire working from home?

Yes.