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Supervisory/ Managerial Responsibilities and Merit System Principles

Merit System Principles

HR consultant/trainer - Steve Oppermann
N/A
Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:47 PM

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Phil - Excellent article. I have had similar experiences in terms of training managers and supervisors who had little or no familiarity with the merit system principles or with prohibited personnel practices. One major part of the equation is education, as you noted. Another part is accountability: If a manager or supervisor does violate a merit system principle or engage in a prohibited personnel practice, does anyone above them hold them accountable? I've seen a lot of news stories lately on Federal agencies where there hasn't seem to be much accountability, if any.

As for the agencies charged with preserving the integrity of the merit system principles, it seems to me that OPM has greatly reduced its personnel management evaluation role. I do think MSPB has developed excellent studies with viable recommendations, and that GAO does a fine job of reviewing and reporting on agency programs and problems. As for OSC, the Special Counsel himself is under investigation.

Political pressure

Bank Examiner
OCC
Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:11 AM

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Gee, does this mean that my supervisor should not (a) tell me who she is voting for, (b) ask who I am voting for, and then (c) make snide, nasty remarks because I am not of the same political persuasion? I guess somebody at the OCC should get on the ball and inform managers that they are not allowed to ask us our political views and then make nasty cracks because we do not all think (and especially VOTE) the same way the manager does. Not that this will register on anybody's radar because somehow people never see themselves in these articles. . . .

NSPS and Merit System Principles

Budget Analyst
DOD
Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:19 AM

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Do the Merit System Principles have any validity at agencies where the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) has been implemented? I don't believe there are any personnel practices that are prohibited at the agency where I'm employed.

Retired DVA employee/Union leader

Administrative Assistant
AFGE
Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:05 PM

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We all need to focus here - training dollars were the first line item to be tossed out at the facility level. That's been about eight years ago...Hmmm.

Merit System Principals

SSS
USDA
Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:32 AM

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Do these principals apply to the USFS too? I don't think my supervisor has ever heard of them. He sure doesn't practice them.

Re: Merit System Principals

Union steward
USFS
Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:57 PM
That true at the USFS - Merit principles are not even considered.

Re: Merit System Principals

Supervisor
USFS
Fri Oct 3, 2008 9:48 AM
I disagree with the other USFS folks on here. Supervisors on my unit are all made aware of Merit Promotion Principles and Prohibited Personnel Practices. I think that often there is too much information for first line supervisors to absorb and they may not understand how it all relates to them and/or they quickly forget it as situations where they have to use the MPP or PPP do not arise often. That is what happens when we expect first line supervisors to be working supervisors with targets to meet on top of the supervision responsibilities.
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