Discipline, Grievances and the Road Not Often Taken
Mediating grievances can save time, money and resolve problems. Why is it not done more often?
Mediating grievances can save time, money and resolve problems. Why is it not done more often?
The author presents readers with a hypothetical scenario involving two employees to present an important supervisory lesson.
The author weighs the arguments on both sides of the debate over whether it should be easier to fire federal employees.
OPM has issued new guidance to agencies on progressive discipline and using a table of penalties.
OPM has issued a proposed rule to enable faster removal of federal employees in different situations.
Reprimands are as old as federal HR itself. The author proposes some changes that could bring the disciplinary process into the 21st century.
Legislation has been reintroduced that would facilitate the process of firing underperforming federal employees.
How much do disciplinary procedures cost the government? The author explores the question.
The author says that federal HR advisors have gotten more cautious in their approach to discipline and often overlook the main focus of solving the problem.
GAO takes a look at federal employee misconduct and ways agencies can improve how they handle it.