Federal HR news topics include federal employee unions, labor relations, bargaining, pay/leave and benefits.
You may feel there are plenty of reasons to be depressed: Facing a two year federal employee pay freeze, not having a COLA for two years, and proposed changes that may impact your career or future financial benefits. Here are some ways to combat the depression.
On May 11, 2010, President Obama signed a memorandum theoretically eliminating KSAs from the initial application and shortening the federal hiring process. Here’s what to expect now if you are applying for a federal job.
Executive Orders about Federal employees rarely get much media coverage. In his first year, the president issued an executive order that broadened the involvement of Federal employee unions in agencies. While the events in Wisconsin point out concerns about public employee union power, the Administration has required Agencies to involve Federal employee unions in virtually all government decisions.
Same-sex domestic partners would be listed in a category of persons with an assumed insurable interest for purposes of receiving a federal employee survivor’s annuity under new regulations proposed by OPM.
Amid a dearth of job opportunities in the private sector, a shockingly high number of veterans last year continued to run into problems as they attempted to enter or reenter the federal civil service.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) introduced a bill on March 1 that would terminate the employment of federal employees and prohibit the hiring of future federal employees who have a seriously delinquent tax debt.
The Author takes a look at TSA Administrator Pistoles “Determination” regarding unions at the Agency. The author believes it is an interesting document as its stated terms appear critical of the labor law that affects other Federal employees as well as the FLRA that administers that law. The administrator may be heading for a protracted battle if the election results are reasonably close as well as after the election results are certified.
Several readers have requested a copy of the amendment to withhold funding for the payment of within-grade increases for the federal workforce for the remainder of the current fiscal year. Here is the wording for this amendment.
The author discusses the potential harm a recent FLRA decision will do to collective bargaining.
The current leadership of MSPB appears not so committed to their oath of office as to advancing a particular political agenda, a union bias or a specific value system. I think a person writing me as well as many other Federal employees have misunderstood the very nature of ethics.
