The circumstances involving probationary employees resemble a soap opera of personal and political drama. This weekend, a court ruled the Special Counsel’s firing illegal.
OSC has requested that MSPB pause terminations of six probationary federal employees, alleging violations of federal laws and merit system principles.
The federal government has removed thousands of employees during a probationary period. Will traditional appeals be followed?
An OPM memo asking for the number of probationary employees and uses of administrative leave is important as a precursor to reducing size of the federal workforce.
A probationary employee at the Bureau of Prisons ducked agency attempts to notify her of her termination during probation. But did this work to save her job?
A GAO report attempted to determine if whistleblowers are more likely to be fired when they are in probationary status.
The author says that during the time of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, effective use of the probationary period is more important than ever.
OPM has issued a proposed rule to enable faster removal of federal employees in different situations.
The author says that while extending the probationary period for federal employees is a popular proposal, it is really not needed.
The MSPB has found that the probationary period is not extensively used, but there are steps agencies can take to utilize it more effectively.
