As the deadline for sequestration looms, federal agencies have begun to discuss how they will achieve the mandated five percent across the board budget cuts that will be required on March 1. To achieve these cuts, many federal agencies will use unpaid furloughs,...
Month: February 2013
Federal managers may target poor performing employees
Tighter federal budgets and the threat of wholesale layoffs and reductions in force in many agencies have meant that fewer federal employees are receiving step raises within their grade level. Speculation suggest that managers may be planning on cutting low performing...
Appeals to Merit Systems Protection Board increased in 2012
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) reports that last year they handled the largest number of appeals in almost a decade, as employees contested more personnel decisions. This included actions like negative performance appraisal and denials of step increases on...
EEOC has fewer discrimination charges filed in 2012
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced its year-end statistics last week and for the second straight year, the number of filed charges fell. In 2012, the EEOC received 99,412 discrimination charges. These filings represent discrimination claims...