Most Federal employees work a standard 40-hour week consisting of five eight-hour days. However, alternative work schedules may be offered, at your manager's discretion. The purpose of alternative work schedules is to help employees balance the demands of work with family or other personal responsibilities.
Flexible work schedules consist of workdays with both core and flexible hours. Core hours are a designated period when you must be at work. Flexible hours are the part of the day when you may choose your time of arrival and departure, within established limits.
To learn more, see Flexible Work Schedules (FWS) on OPM.gov.
Compressed work schedules are fixed schedules that allow you to complete the basic 80-hour biweekly work requirement in less than 10 workdays. (For example, you may work eight 10-hour days during the biweekly period.)
To learn more, see Compressed Work Schedules (CWS) on OPM.gov.
Job sharing allows two part-time employees to fulfill the duties of a full-time position. This can be done through different types of arrangements. If the two employees are similarly skilled and at the same grade level, they might evenly share all of the responsibilities of the position. Alternately, the position might be divided into two distinct job descriptions to match the skills that each employee brings to it.
To learn more, see Sharing a Job on OPM.gov.
Telework, or telecommuting, can give you more flexibility in meeting your personal and professional responsibilities.
To learn more, see Telework Basics for Employees on telework.gov.
Your work schedule may impact your benefits eligibility, as well as the premiums you pay. For example:
As a Federal employee, you'll enjoy public holidays each year, as established by Federal law.
To see details and a schedule of holidays for the current year, go to Federal Holidays on OPM.gov.
