Documenting a Discipline or Performance Case: Get the Paper Right
The records that are created in a federal disciplinary or performance case can be the difference between winning or losing. Here are tips on how to create an effective paper trail.
Developing Agency Negotiators? Consider a Systematic Approach
Who will represent your agency in a variety of situations that each require specific skills? An agency needs a negotiator development plan to adequately protect its interests. Here is an outline of how to construct such a plan.
Making a Defensible Discipline Decision – What Every Federal Manager Absolutely Needs to Know
Taking action against a federal employee requires considerable paperwork. Here is a review of what has to be covered in the paperwork for one of these actions.
Making a Defensible Discipline Decision – What Every Federal Manager Absolutely Needs to Know
A federal official taking disciplinary action against an employee needs to know the principles involved before initiating the action. Federal employees have numerous avenues of appeal available–any one of which can result in overturning your action.
Alternate Discipline: A Useful Tool
What is “alternative discipline” of a federal employee and how is it implemented?
Fixing the Federal Labor Relations Program
With controversy and litigation surrounding the establishing of new labor relations programs in the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, this author has suggestions for how to improve the existing programs to resolve some of the problems faced by federal agencies.
How to Work a Federal Employee Grievance Effectively and Fairly
What are the steps a supervisor or manager should take in analyzing and responding to a grievance? Here is guidance on how to approach an issue that can create problems if not done carefully and thoughtfully.
Negotiating a Federal Employee’s Resignation: A Useful Tool for Managers
There is a tool available to agencies that, if used wisely and with some skill, can end an employment relationship in a mutually agreeable manner.
Bargaining Changes – How to Meet Your Objectives When Negotiating Outside the Labor Agreement (Part II)
Negotiating changes in an agency during the life of a labor agreement can be time-consuming and expensive. These tips can help.
Bargaining Changes – How to Meet Your Objectives When Negotiating Outside the Labor Agreement
Federal managers who want to make changes for employees represented by a union during the life of a labor contract often feel frustrated by the time, effort and cost involved. These tips can help.
