Browse Articles: LER
Bargaining Impact and Implementation: Get the Agreement Right
The author has written extensively on FedSmith about the "ins and outs" of bargaining on the impact and implementation(IandI) of agency management decisions. IandI bargaining occurs with great frequency in the Federal sector and generally results in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the agency and the union. This article covers critical points the agency should consider in putting together an MOU.
Posted: June 25, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Let Us Now Praise...Ourselves
Self-appraisals are unreliable but many federal employees are required to do them anyway. It's a system only an egomaniac or sycophant can appreciate. So, how well did you do last year?
Posted: June 23, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Agency Can Reassign Employee--And Fire An Employee Who Refuses to Go
The Army had "legitimate management considerations" for reassigning an engineer to Ft. Riley, Kansas. An appropriate penalty for refusing to move is removal and, in this case, the employee's refusal to move was upheld by the MSPB and a federal court.
Posted: June 23, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
The Masters of Contention
The author responds to an article published last week in FedSmith calling for an end to the FLRA and calling for some drastic changes in Federal labor relations. This author reaches a different conclusion than that of the original article.
Posted: June 18, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
"Last Chance" Agreement Means What It Says
A "last chance" agreement usually means that an employee will be fired if there is a similar problem in the future. When this Postal Service employee argued removal was inappropriate because of her long service record, the last chance agreement still carried the day and the employee remains a former federal employee.
Posted: June 17, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
DoD Employee Gets a Second Shot With MSPB on Removal Appeal
An auditor with the Inspector General for DoD was fired after losing his security clearance. His removal was upheld by the MSPB but a federal court gives him a second shot at overturning his removal.
Posted: June 13, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Getting a Handle on Leave: 15 Things Every Federal Manager Can Do to Improve Managing Leave and Attendance Issues
Over 75% of disciplinary and adverse action cases in the Federal service involve attendance related issues. If a supervisor or manager is going to deal with an employee problem, it is almost always going to have an attendance component. This article discusses what you can do to prepare yourself to resolve these problems.
Posted: June 12, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Mandatory Removal for Failing to Pay Taxes Upheld on Appeal
An information technology specialist filed appeals after he was fired for not properly filing federal tax returns for four years and not paying taxes on time for three of those years. The removal till stands.
Posted: June 9, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Scuttling The Federal Labor Relations Authority
The author of this article says that scuttling is an effective tactic for dealing with unwanted organizations and that the current Federal Labor Relations Authority is a classic example as an agency no longer to carry out its mission.
Posted: June 8, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
HR and EEO: Why We Can Be Friends (Part Two)
Human resources and equal employment opportunity offices are often at odds. In this article, the author delves into the most common miscommunication between the two offices and how to address the problem.
Posted: June 4, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
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