Evening star., 1932-07-15
Communication Pay Cut.

hard and fast rule regarding the legis-
lative furlough. but rather that this
should be left to the discretion of the
heads OF the departments and establish
ments, who should keep in mind the de-
STABILITY of advancing the interests of
a five-day week wherever it IS prac-
tlcable to do So
AS to the additional administrative
furlough necessitated in some activities
by reductions in Appropriations
a. The council recommends here
with an Executive order covering the
so-called administrative furlough.
In pursuance of the provisions of
section 216 of Part II, Title II. of the
act entitled An act making appropria-
tions for the legislative branch of the
Government for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1888, and for other purposes,
approved June 80, 1882, which reads as
follows:
Section 216. In order to keep within
the appropriations made for the fiscal
year 1893, the heads of the various ex-
ecutive departments and Independent
establishments of the United States
Government and the municipal govern
ment of the District of Columbia are
hereby authorized and directed to fur
Tough, without pay, such employees car
ried on their respective rolls, such time
as in their judgment is necessary TO
carry out said purpose without dlScharg--
ing such employees, the higher Salarled
to be furloughed first whenever pos
sible without injury to the service: Pro.
vided, that rules and regulations snail
be promulgated by the President with a
view to securing uniform action by the
heads of the various executive depart
ments and independent Government
establishments in the application OF the
provisions of this section the following
regulations are hereby prescribed:
"Q Where an appropriation 1or a
given activity, after deducting the
amount to be impounded for compulsory
furlough, is insufficient to an extent
which ordinarily would require the dis
missal of employees, the head OF the de-
partment or establishment concerned
will, in lieu of such dismissals. furlougn
employees, without pay, for sucn perloos
as are necessary to avoid deficit In
the appropriation and without dis
charging employees who are qualified to
perform the class of work which Is to
be continued The higher-salarled en-
ployes will be furloughed whenever pos
sible without injury to the service. Sub
iect to this condition, the total period
of furlough under the provisions OF this
section will, so far as practicable and
with due regard to the efficiency OF the
service, be uniformly distributed among
the employees. This, however, will not
be construed as requiring the transfer
of employees from one post OF duty to
another for the sole purpose OF short
ening the period of furlough OF such
employees. -,
"(2) Furloughs under section 216 will
be restricted to the utmost degree pos
sible and invoked only where absolutely
necessary to keep within the appro-
pr1ations for the fiscal year 1e33- In
determining such necessity considera-
ton will be given to all possible means
of avoiding furloughs, such as the trans
fer of qualified employees from one ap-
preparation roll to another, the posi-
bility Of transfer of appropriations un.
der section BIT Of the same act. and
such administrative economies as may
be possible in other items"