AFGE has scheduled a number of meetings at resorts and a national conference with discounted Disney tickets in Orlando Florida in September. How many attendees will be on official time and government paid travel and per diem is anyone’s guess. The author suggests that for every day a union representative spends at this conference, up to three might not have to be furloughed. Does this affect your pay?
Recent events involving a wide range of agencies are adding fuel to the “perfect storm” for federal pay and benefits. For those looking for positions, salaries or names of federal employees in agencies currently being cited in news media, FedsDataCenter.com will provide much of the information.
The following quiz will give you insights into how to create the right meeting culture and make your meetings the productive and even inspirational gatherings they should be.
The Internal Revenue Service has closures planned for May 24, June 14, July 5, July 22 and Aug. 30, 2013.
Both parties have recently proposed a “chained CPI” to calculate future changes to the COLA for calculating the cost of retirement increases. How much of an impact would this have on your future retirement?
Senators are questioning the NLRB’s requested increase in funding for increased hiring when its caseload has dropped 9 percent.
There are numerous vacation destinations that offer discounts to government employees. In fact, if you look around, you can surely save on any vacation plan the world over.
A bill known as the “EASY Savings Act,” would provide an incentives of 1% of the agency’s cost savings, up to $10,000, to employees who report ways to save money. However, the law already exists.
