Proposing Discipline: A Worksheet for Managers
Taking a disciplinary action in the federal human resources system is a two-step process. Here are the requirements that must be met.
Taking a disciplinary action in the federal human resources system is a two-step process. Here are the requirements that must be met.
A federal agency put an employee on leave without pay for 60 days and extended his probationary period. When he was fired, he argued proper procedures were not used as he was no longer a probationary employee.
An employee at an Air Force Base contended he was the victim of retalilation after the agency proposed to remove him for not showing up for work. The MSPB and a federal court conclude that his whistleblowing activity was unrelated to his removal from his job.
Here are the possible consequences when providing an employee with a guidance and direction memo.
A federal employee argued he did not understand the last chance settlement agreement and that the agency had acted in bad faith. But, in the absence of any proof, the court dismissed his case and he lost his federal job.
Does a federal employee have to be convicted of a crime to be fired for shoplifting?
An air traffic controller was removed by the FAA for using drugs off duty. The Federal Circuit finds fault with the procedures and tells the MSPB to take another look.
An injunction against a portion of the new rules for a human resources system in the Department of Homeland Security is the latest round in the implenting a new civil service structure
The Department of Homeland Security is moving forward with its new HR system.
A report from the Inspector General of the USDA finds numerous instances of government charge card abuse by employees.