Workforce
A Union and the EEOC Have Reached a Settlement Over the Agency’s Failure to Negotiate Office Reentry
The deal requires health and safety inspections of all EEOC work sites, reduces the number of days employees must report to their offices to three per pay period, and opens the door to negotiating a remote work policy for employees.
Tech
VA Used COVID Relief Funds to Bolster IT and Digital Services
The VA used supplemental COVID funding from three different bills to support expanded telehealth services and remote operations during the worst of the pandemic.
Employee Policy
OPM: Lagging pay and 'back to the office' transitions likely caused drop in fed morale
The lack of pay increases to match inflation and the federal government’s implementation of return to office initiatives could be responsible for dips in employee satisfaction as measured in the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.
Workforce
Lagging Pay and Back to the Office Transitions Likely Caused Feds' Morale Drop This Year, OPM Says
The lack of pay increases to match inflation and the federal government’s implementation of return to office initiatives could be responsible for dips in employee satisfaction as measured in the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.
Employee Policy
EPA workers file suit over remote work policies
EPA employees in the agency's largest region allege their remote work requests have been unfairly denied.
Workforce
Environmental Protection Agency Workers File Suit Over Remote Work Policies
EPA workers in the agency's largest region allege that their remote work requests have been unfairly denied.
Pay
Social Security Union rallies outside SSA headquarters for funding, bargaining and training
A survey conducted by AFGE found that 4 in 10 field office respondents are considering leaving the agency within the next year.
Workforce
Social Security Union Rallies Outside the Agency's Headquarters for Funding, Bargaining and Training
An internal survey conducted by the American Federation of Government Employees found that 4 in 10 field office respondents are considering leaving the agency within the next year.
Employee Policy
Collaborative tools needed more than performance tech in remote work, study says
Current tools, according to a study, focus on productivity. But for government to work better, there must also be a transition to focus on collaboration.
Workforce
Collaborative Tools Are More Needed Than Performance Tech in Remote Work, Study Says
According to the study, current tools focus on productivity, but there needs to be a transition for the government to also focus on collaboration.
Employee Policy
Telework: FDIC is already reneging on new telework agreement, union says
NTEU says employees at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation were promised telework—with no need to return to the office regularly. But then, contrary to that pledge, managers made attendance at weekly check-in meetings mandatory.
Employee Policy
A House panel advances legislation to protect feds during pandemics
The Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act proposes to require federal agencies to develop and publish workplace safety plans, to get ready for future pandemics.
Workforce
A House Panel Overwhelmingly Advanced Legislation to Protect Federal Workers During Pandemics
The Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act would require federal agencies to develop and publish workplace safety plans to prepare for future pandemics.
Workforce
FDIC Is Already Reneging on Its New Telework Agreement, Union Says
The National Treasury Employees Union said employees were promised telework with no need to return to the office regularly, only for managers to make attendance at weekly check-in meetings mandatory.
Employee Policy
Survey: More than 1 in 3 government employees haven’t taken a vacation in a year
Public sector employees cite the cost of taking time off as a key reason why they aren’t vacationing.
Workforce
More Than 1 in 3 Government Employees Haven’t Taken a Vacation in Last Year, Survey Says
Public sector employees cite the cost of taking time off as a key reason why they aren’t vacationing.
Employee Policy
Survey: Performance, pressure increased among remote govt. employees during COVID
The survey also revealed managers seem to trust employees to perform more in virtual environments.
Workforce
Survey: Performance, Pressure Have Increased Among Remote Government Employees During COVID
The survey also revealed managers seem to trust employees to perform more in virtual environments.
Employee Policy
Mobile threats prompt operational changes for government staff
In a recent survey, more than 80% of public-sector workers said they have had to re-evaluate workplace practices as attacks on mobile devices grow.
Employee Policy