Federal HR news topics include federal employee unions, labor relations, bargaining, pay/leave and benefits.
The Office of Personnel Management just released more information on the data breaches that hit its computer systems, and the number of victims is now up to over 25 million. If you’re feeling confused about what is going on, you’re not alone. Here are some of the key points based on the latest available information that federal workers should be aware of.
The author, who is a financial advisor who works with federal employees, discusses the data breaches at OPM and offers some steps federal workers can take to protect themselves from potential identity theft problems that could arise.
Should two employees with different work histories, attitudes, and behaviors receive the same discipline for the same offense?
Over the last several years Congress has been contemplating another civil service reform act. The author says that it is long overdue and explains why.
Employers will use dress and appearance standards to create an employment “brand” for who they are, their culture and their values. As society becomes more casual in its dress standards, employers can find that instituting a dress code will not only draw resistance from some employees, it can land the company in the middle of a religious discrimination lawsuit.
The Department of Labor’s Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS) since 2011 has conducted nineteen investigations of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) internal elections finding misconduct. The author notes that if you count up the bad elections by union, AFGE has more than any other public or private sector labor organization over the past five years.
With recent hacking of federal government computers on a massive scale, it is apparent federal agencies are struggling to compete for talent in Cybersecurity and Digital Services. Is government going to be able to compete for this talent pool?
According to the Department of Labor, various criminal actions took place with regard to Federal employee union officials since January of 2014. All but one involves AFGE.
Despite some states and the District of Columbia recently passing relaxed marijuana laws, new guidance from the Office of Personnel Management makes it very clear that the use of pot by federal workers is still prohibited.
Federal agencies have some administrative positions in common. Some of these agencies pay a higher salary, even in smaller agencies, for the same job as other agencies because of disparities in the federal pay system. Here are the 10 highest salaries for human resources and EEO positions.
