Evening star., 1925-07-08
CLASSIC Y|NG BODY
PLANS FOR APPEALS
Instructions to Employees
Who Object to Alloca-
tion Awards.


Government departments and In
dependent establishments official cir
cuiar No. %. carrying the new pro
cedure to be followed by employees and
departmental officials in cases of ap
peal from an employees ALLEGATION
under the classification act.
A docket has been set up and
regulations laid down FOR an orderly
handling of the appeals of employees
10 the board. Oficials feel that It will
All work toward a more systematic
and equitable treatment Of the Gov.
ernment worker
The classification hoard has been
working on the matter of appeal
procedure for some time. and accord
Ing 10 Guy F.. Allen. chairman. the
new regulations. adopted ana animously
late yesterday afternoon, embody all
the best features which have been
under consideration.
Text OF Circular.
The circular, which is believed to he
clear and self.eXplanatory in its
definition of the rights of employees
in the matter of their appeals, is in
fun as follows:
"d) ANY employe shall have the
right to appeal TO the Personnel ClaS.
sihcation board from the ALLEGATION OF
the position which he occupies or such
appeal may he made by his official
superior. Appeals should he present
ed on Personnel Classification Board
form No. l2. provided for the purpose.
't21 Any appeal. whether original
ing with the empioye or with his of
fetal superior. shall bear the formal
recommendation and comments OF the
administrative head of the division.
unit or bureau in which the employe
serves, and shall be forwarded through
official departmental channels TO the
departmental classification committee
or the department classification off,
cer. as the case may be.
''tS) The classification committee or
classification officer. acting for the
head of department. shall examine
into the case and shall forward it. to-
Eether with a brief of the facts and
with a recommendation to the Person.
mel Classification Board.
Summaries Recommended.
30 The brief should summarize the
arguments for and against the EN-.
ploye's appeal. and cite ALLEGATIONS in
such other cases as bear upon the ap-
peal. either in the department I'm
which the employees serve or else
where in the departmental service.
"t5) Upon receipt by the Personnel
classification Board. the appeal viii
be docketed in the order Of its receipt
and the board will notify the employe
And the department representative
OF the date the case was doclesed and
give the docket number. No appeal
viii be docketed unless accompa MED
ey brief of the facts and recommen.
dation as required by paragraph 4.
2 th) Upon the docketing of = case
the Personnel Classification Board will
assign an examiner whose duty Il wilt
nf
10 review the statements presented
and prepare report setting out all
facts which have a bearing on the al.
location, 70 indicate whether the cases
cited by the department or the EN-
pioye are In point. and to make
Recommendation as to the ALLEGATION
ne considers appropriate.
4 '(7l So far as is practicshla rom
pleted cases will be submitted in tho
order of their docket numbers to the
personnel classification Board for re-
view and decision.
''B) If the board finds il desira hIe
N any case or If the departm ent or
ghe employe so requests IN writing. a
nearing viii be held before the board
Ihe chairman Of the departmental
classification committee or the classi-
bcation officer. as the ease NAV he.
The emDioye concerned and the
board s examiner will bp notified OF
the hearing, advised az to specific
points at issue. and required 10 ap.
pear before the board except that tho
employe. If he desires. may make
formal waiver in writing OF his right
TO appear.
Opportunity for Hearing.
"t9) In connection with hearing
the employe shall have the opportl
nifty, in such manner as NAV be pre-.
scrtbed by the board, to present orally
or in writing information he believes
To be pertinent to his case. IL he de
sires the presence at the hearing of
any other officer or employe or the
Government whose testimony he con
siders necessary to 81 proper presen-
tation or his case he should submit to
the board the names of the individual
whose presence Is desired nd state.
rnent of the character of testimony
they will be expected to give. The
Personnel Classification BOARD may
request the presence al th hearing OF
any departmental official who may
possess information bearing on the
cas-
't10l IL an employe holds q posi-
ton. which. in his opinion. is not
comparable with any other position
in his department. the hoard will
upon his request submit the papers
In the case to the classification com
n1ittee or classification officer Of a
department having comparable posi-
tions for comment and recommenda-
tions.
z 'QD In the event that the depart.
ment OF the empioye asks for an
extension of time when the case
comes up for hearing before the
board, the case viii be placed at the
Of Hef
agreed upon.
'12) When action is taken by the
hoard on an appeal. the department
AND the employe viii he notified.
"1S) The foregoing procedure win
apply to all appeals made heres fter.'