The Washington times., 1925-06-06
Making Conditions Better for
Government Employees
By BILL PRICE.

by BILL fhAOE.
The executive order signed by President COOLIDGE allow
ING credits to civil service workers length of service and
domestic responsibilities forward to better conditions
for employees of the United States Government
officials who advised the President to do this
will continue to hold human attitude in the treatment
of Government employees generally the improved feeling among
will result in much greater efficiency all along the
line Conentment is the principal factor IN efficiency
wherever human beings employed.
Under the Presidents order there will not be SO many
dsmsals of old and experienced employees who do not hap
to stand well in efficiency ratings To their regular
which gives them some advantages reductions
and demoons taking place Equally human the portion
of the order which gives mite of preference when employees
be dismissed having domestic responsibilities
wives and children dependent mothers or fathers or near
relatives.
OF greatest Importance to Government employees the por
on of the executive order which gives wide powers to the
Personnel Classification Board in the matter Of appeals from
disssa allccations ETC. This board in the future, will
be the personnel supreme Government employees who
feel that they have been wronged in efficiency ratings dis
missals and ALLEGATIONS Before reaching that body employees
will have opportunity make appeals through appeal officers
of the respective departments and bureaus
The method of appeals will be clearly forth in rules
formulated by the United States Efficiency
chief Of which has given much constructive thought along
the fairness appeals those may wronged
IN classification aocatons, ratings dsissas demotons
In the great majority Of cases due notices Of dismissal will
be given thirty day in advance to those to be separated from
the service and they viii have opportunity make appeal
before the actual dismissal takes effect.
Whatever the method employed It emnently fair that
the right of appeal shall be given Uncle Sans workers.
who have in recent years. been harassed all sides by
supply Of Bosses Of these regulations giving any
ederaton to the employees side Of things.
HERBERT D. BROWN, of the Bureau Of Efficiency has
done good work in bringing about the executive order
signed by the President The most desirable thing in the
future that the spirit fairness which the President wants
to shown shall be steadily exhibited in the dealings Of all
officials with Government employees.
The efficiency ratings in effect may be the best that
be devised now but their main weakness they are
full of oophoes for injustice employees the part of
prejudiced or unfair rating officers This weakness is aoned
for, to q large extent, by the right Of appeal
The appeal officers Of the Government and the Personnel
Classification Board likely be flooded with appeal
work the greater part Of which viii be the old story Of
inefciency but there viii be many where appeals
justified and where wrongs have been done worthy workers
for Uncle Sam
High personnel officers of the Government those who have
touch with the President and his confidence should
for Government employees in the matter Of
nua and sick leaves We trying andarize efficiency
sandardze and into the classes to which they
belong and the salaries they shall get There room
for still standardization especially grant
ing of annual and sick leaves
Some departments and bureaus In Washington fair and
reasonable to employees In annual and sick leaves There
others where the rules applying to leave absolutely
leave and thirty days sick leave that much necessary
Because there is abuse Of this privilege there
agencies which arbitrarily limit sick ten days
year an employe falls i'll with typhoid fever
or thirty days the tenday rule is applied much
political influence is exerted to change it.
Is the plain duty Of Government establishment to
grant thirty days sick leave to honest and honorable
been serious illness If there privilege it should
be the duty Of the establishment ascertain who doing
and mete out proper punishment.
With the President personally interested improved work
Ing conditions for Government employees the bettement
go on There is room for it.