Legislative Assembly Management Commission - Minutes of a Meeting - November 29, 2021 - Flexible Working Arrangements Policy

Sep 16, 2026

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Minutes of a meeting of the Legislative Assembly Management Commission held on Monday, November 29, 2021, outlining key decisions and governance actions. The record includes approval of a Multi-year Strategic French Language Services plan for Elections Manitoba and establishes a Flexible Working Arrangements policy for Legislative Assembly employees. The policy defines purpose, objectives, and principles, sets application scope and responsibilities for employees and managers, and specifies requirements for remote work requests, agreements, safety checklists, confidentiality, performance, and periodic trial updates.

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Decisions

Multi-Year Strategic French Language Services (FLS) Plan – Elections Manitoba

Flexible Working Arrangements

Purpose

Objectives

Principles

Application

Responsibilities

Employee

Manager

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MANAGEMENT COMMISSION Minutes of a Meeting Held at 11:00 a .m . Monday, November 29th, 2021 Room 254 Legislative Building WEBSITE VERSION DECISIONS 1. Multi-Year Strategic French Language Services (FLS) Plan – Elections Manitoba The Commission approved the Multi-year Strategic French Language Service Plan for Elections Manitoba. 2. Flexible Working Arrangements The Commission approved the flexible working arrangement policy below for the Legislative Assembly (excluding Interns, political staff and constituency assistants): MANITOBA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS POLICY PURPOSE This workforce policy enables management to consider flexible work requests from employees, provided they are consistent with the policy objectives and principles, and will not impact on service or program delivery. Employees may request approval to perform their work remotely (from home or an alternate location) and/or adjust their working hours to help balance work with personal responsibilities. OBJECTIVES Flexible work arrangements must be voluntary on the part of the employee, agreed to by the manager, and adhere to applicable Manitoba Legislative Assembly Employment policies (see "Related Policies" below), as well as: • Enable employees to meet established performance expectations as well as balance their preferences for flexibility with their work responsibilities; • Support innovation and progressive ways of delivering services, while maintaining or improving quality, and levels of service and/or productivity; and • Promote a culture that values flexibility in where and how work is performed while maintaining a safe, healthy and respectful work environment. -2- November 29, 2021 LAMC PRINCIPLES Flexible work arrangements must be consistent with and adhere to the following principles. In particular, arrangements put in place should: • make prudent use of public resources and ensure that services continue to be provided fairly, reliably and competently; • ensure that service levels provided are not negatively impacted; • ensure that sensitive information is handled appropriately, discreetly and that measures are in place to protect confidentiality and information security as required by legislation; • support continued teamwork, collaboration, and professional learning and development; • be flexible and adaptable to changes in the priorities and needs of the branch, stakeholders, and the public; and • be continually evaluated to ensure they are meeting operational requirements effectively. APPLICATION This policy applies to regular full-time and regular part-time employees employed in the non-political offices in the Legislative Assembly, employees employed in the political offices of the Legislative Assembly, Interns, and Constituency Assistants. This policy does not apply to sessional or casual employees employed in the non-political offices in the Legislative Assembly. RESPONSIBILITIES For additional information on employee and management responsibilities, please refer to the related resources and tools. Employee • Submit request for a flexible work arrangement to the manager in writing, including as much detail as possible to confirm changes to start/end times (if applicable), location where work will be performed (if applicable), and plans for mitigating any challenges that are anticipated. • Cooperate with management by providing any additional information needed to support the request. • In cooperation with the manager, and in the case of a remote work arrangement, discuss, review and complete the Remote Work Agreement Template and all parts of the Remote Workplace Safety Checklist, and take reasonable steps to address the items on this checklist. • Should the arrangement be approved and implemented, provide periodic updates (at least monthly) during the trial period to the manager on the effectiveness of the arrangement, and proac

FAQs

What decision did the Commission make regarding French Language Services?

The Commission approved the Multi-year Strategic French Language Service Plan for Elections Manitoba.

What is the purpose of the Flexible Working Arrangements policy?

The policy enables management to consider flexible work requests that align with policy objectives and principles without impacting service or program delivery.

Who does the Flexible Working Arrangements policy apply to?

It applies to regular full-time and regular part-time employees in the non-political offices, employees in the political offices, interns, and constituency assistants, while not applying to sessional or casual employees in the non-political offices.

Sep 16, 2026

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