MSPB “Firing Squads” versus Traditional Disciplinary Procedures
What is the best way for an agency to take a disciplinary action? An experienced federal human resources expert offers an opinion and explains what factors go into winning an appeal.
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What is the best way for an agency to take a disciplinary action? An experienced federal human resources expert offers an opinion and explains what factors go into winning an appeal.
Here is a brief overview of some issues to consider before applying for or accepting a Federal overseas job.
The author says that performance appraisals should serve to improve performance rather than just rate it.
The author says that the MSPB is making the process for taking disciplinary and adverse action more complicated and legalistic.
The annual report from the EEOC on the federal workforce indicates that there has been little change in the racial composition of the federal workforce, however it shows that the number of minorities landing senior level positions in the government has increased.
Avoid these common government resume mistakes and you’ll improve your chances of getting an interview.
According to the CNN and others, FAA and NATCA signed an agreement to continue the current agreement until 2016 with a side agreement on pay.
There is a wide disparity between federal employees in a similar job classification based on their agencies. Here are some statistics.
The Partnership for Public Service has released a report documenting position mobility within the Senior Executive Service. The report findings indicate that members of the SES workforce generally remain in the same position throughout their careers even though the SES was designed to be a mobile workforce.
The FMLA laws can be confusing. The author poses a hypothetical scenario to help explain what would happen for an employee who requests FMLA leave because her adult daughter was injured in an accident.