Which federal agency has a better understand of federal labor law: the National Labor Relations Board or the Federal Labor Relations Authority? Here is the latest development in the feud between two government agencies with expertise in the labor relations arena.
The vast majority of unfair labor practice allegations are filed by unions against agencies. Determining the winner or loser in these cases often depends on getting information and who has the power to get the information. Proposed changes to the regulations have generated a response from the largest federal employee union. Here is a summary and observations from an experienced labor relations professional who worked for several agencies.
What questions would you like to ask presidential candidates? Here is a list of 10 questions from one author within the federal community he would like to see the candidates address.
Author and consultant Bob Gilson takes a look back at some of the “Litigation of Silly Assertions” that emerged from the federal community in 2007.
Most Federal employees who get disciplined, deserve it (read the decisions). Most of the supervisory mistakes result from poor training or higher level leadership issues. This article takes a look at supervisors and the difficulties they often face coping with an employee in trouble.
Federal employees who get in trouble are prone to making the same mistakes. Here is practical advice from an experienced agency representative on the most common mistakes committed by federal employees who get in trouble.
One solution to a problem is to create a box: a delineation of acceptable behavior and a chance to demonstrate the ability to follow it. If you are a supervisor, do you have the persistence to go down the road of following a solution through to its end after creating the box?
Federal supervisors have the option of imposing leave restrictions on a person who may be abusing leave. Here are the steps a supervisor should take leading up to this process.
Most human resource problems experienced by supervisors relate to attendance. Discipline is taken for misconduct involving attendance than all other causes put together. Federal employee attitudes about leave are changing for several reasons, including the fact that many FERS employees see sick leave as being analogous to “personal days.” Here are steps a supervisor can take to get a handle on leave problems.
Federal law addresses the removal of a career civil service employee for treason and for unacceptable performance in detail. Discipline for other reasons isn’t so clearly spelled out. This article shows a path through the maze of Federal rules governing discipline for managers who do not do this every day.
