Category Archives: Probation Period
WHAT RETURNING PROBATIONERS ARE NOW OWED Now that thousands of probationary employees are coming back to their desks, it is time to pay attention to the remedies they are entitled to. It is a longer list than you might imagine. … Continue reading
THE MSPB STAY OF PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE TERMINATIONS Click here for a short overview on what is happening with this extremely welcomed decision from the folks at Democracy Now, who are doing very creative legal work for federal employees. And here … Continue reading
SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS: PROBATIONERS AND THE PRIVACY ACT If you are not heartbroken about what King Kruel has done to thousands of innocent federal probationary employees, then you likely spent your childhood pulling wings off flies and lighting random … Continue reading
SAVE A PROBATIONER Here is something unions should consider to help probationers in addition to the lawsuit they filed. By terminating probationers, the agencies undoubtedly impacted the employees left behind. And as we all know, if an agency intends to … Continue reading
DON’T BET AGAINST THIS HAPPENING NEAR YOU Somewhere early in the next White House Administration some probationary employee is going to be fired because Team Trump thinks the employee does not support the new President’s political views or because some … Continue reading
SOME PROBATIONERS JUST GOT A GUT PUNCH Not all feds hold the same job uninterrupted throughout their probationary period. Some get hired as seasonals to work a few months at a time, get furloughed, and then get called back. Others … Continue reading
WHY PROBATIONERS SHOULD JOIN THE UNION Although the urban rumor is that probationers have no way to challenge an agency when it terminates them, experienced union reps know that is far from the truth. In fact, we just saw a … Continue reading
PROPS TO THE NLRBPA FOR THIS UNUSUAL GRIEVANCE We are happy to tip our hat to these union leaders for filing and winning a grievance involving probationary employees. Showing that they know their way around the Code of Federal Regulations, … Continue reading
“PROBATIONER” IN LINE FOR 8 YEARS BACK PAY Why did we put the word probationer in quotes? Because MSPB just issued a decision highlighting that there are times when the agency might consider someone a probationer, but s/he is not. … Continue reading
TWO PROBATIONERS WIN REINSTATEMENT & GOBS OF BACK PAY We love to pass on stories of probationers winning reinstatement and back pay because too many feds believe that there is nothing unions can do for probationary employees. Here are the … Continue reading