Tag: Probationary Period
Making Better Use of the Probationary Period
The MSPB has found that the probationary period is not extensively used, but there are steps agencies can take to utilize it more effectively.
Happy Anniversary to Federal Civil Servants
On January 16, 1883, the Civil Service Commission was created. Federal employment has changed but the bureaucracy and much of the original philosophy still exist.
Barriers to Effectively Using the Supervisory Probationary Period
The MSPB found in a recent survey that barriers exist which cause federal managers not to fully utilize employee probationary periods to deal with non-performers.
House Votes to Double Probationary Period for New Feds
The House has passed a bill that would double the length of the probationary period for new federal employees.
Extending Federal Employee Probation to Two Years?
A bill has been favorably reported by committee to significantly increase the length of a probationary period for a federal employee.
Legislation Would Extend Probationary Period for New Feds to Two Years
Legislation has been introduced that would extend the probationary period for new federal employees to two years. Would this benefit new employees?
Expanding the Probationary Period For New Federal Employees
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) has asked the House of Representatives’ Oversight and Government Reform Committee to consider extending the probationary period covering new federal employees.
Separating a Probationary Employee With Hours to Spare
The Department of Homeland Security cut it perilously close when it decided to terminate a probationary employee a few hours before his probation expired.
Must Prior Military Service Be Applied to Reduce a Federal Probationary Period?
In a recent decision the Federal Circuit refused to buy a probationary employee’s argument that he should receive credit for his military service against his probation requirement in determining whether he was covered by the statutory right to appeal his probationary separation to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Bill Would Expand Probationary Period for Federal Employees
The probationary period for federal employees is frequently not used by managers even though it is intended to be part of the initial hiring process. A new bill has been introduced to extend the federal government’s probationary period for new employees.
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