Tag: Labor Relations
Pay for Performance In Agencies Trying It Out
A summary of pay for performance experience in the limited number of agencies that have used this process in their HR system.
Four More Years–Despite The Best Efforts of Federal Employee Unions
Federal employee unions worked hard to elect John Kerry. What happens next?
This Court Case Won’t Fly
Supervisors at an FAA facility filed a lawsuit alleging a violation of the agency’s agreement with the union and asked for back pay as a remedy
Readers Speak Out: Politics, Unions and the Civil Service
Most readers are not influenced in their vote by union endorsements and think their political activities have a negative impact on the federal workforce.
Pay for Performance: Problems and Possible Solutions
Pay for performance is coming to federal agencies. Here is one opinion on making it work successfully.
It Depends on How You Define “Use”
A federal employee who answered questions about drug use differently on different job applications is fired but wins on appeal.
Litigating a New Employee’s Probationary Period
When does a probationary period begin for a federal employee if an employee is re-hired for the same job?
No Back Pay, No Employment Contract, No Promotion
Is a federal employee entitled to back pay when he who performs in a higher graded position after his boss retires?
Smoking, Dress Codes, and Union Politics
An HHS facility recently won a case before the Federal Service Impasses Panel that is likely to have a ripple effect through other agencies and unions.
Smoking Battle Continues in Federal Bureaucracy
HHS is taking the lead in banning smoking in federal agencies.
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