Reconfiguring Discipline: Memos, Meetings and Money
The author offers suggestions for dealing with employee behavior issues.
The author offers suggestions for dealing with employee behavior issues.
The author says that documentation of employee actions and discussions is critical for managers, especially in situations involving discipline or removal.
A fired Internal Revenue Service employee was not able to convince the appeals court that she was entitled to appointed legal counsel either before the Board or before the court in challenging her removal and that failing to appoint an attorney for her was abuse of discretion.
Will a person’s behavior change when getting a written reprimand? The author analyzes the disciplinary process and offers suggestions for those who may be involved in a disciplinary situation.
Performance appeals filed by federal employees saw a 41% spike in FY 2012 according to the MSPB’s latest annual report. A federal employee law firm offers some guidelines for federal workers to use when considering filing a performance appeal.
An HR specialist who played fast and loose with the agency’s rules and procedures could not fend off his termination with a whistleblower defense where the agency proves it would have removed him despite the alleged whistleblowing.
When Federal employees publicly act out, there’s generally a call for immediate action. As with most things Federal, it’s more complex than it should be. Over the last 100 years (almost exactly), Congress has passed numerous laws that complicate and make the accountability process difficult and time consuming.
A Navy employee fired for misuse of a government travel credit card won at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals the first time around. After being retroactively reinstated, the Navy fired her again for the same misconduct. This time it sticks.
This recent court case affirms the removal of a USPS employee for failing to follow required procedures in taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.