Evening star., 1932-07-16
FNE-DAY PLAN UP
IN 2 DEPARTMENTS,
OUT IN 8 OTHERS
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service and the Government Printing
Once.
AS far as concerns application of the
administrative furlough, which is the
term used for those payless leaves be-
yond the statutory "a days that are
same time keep within appropriations.
it is expected that five departments will
be the principal sufferers-Interior.
State. Justice. Commerce and Labor.
All Of these had a blanket cut of 10
per cent made in their appropriations
by the Senate. Some of the independent
agencies also will be hard hit. an ex-
ample being cited at the Civil Service
Commission where the extent of this
furlough has been put at AZ days.
Seek to Ease Situation.
An effort is to be made to ease this
situation as far as possible. however. by
transfer of employees, shifting approprl-
ations and effecting other economies.
In some cases, however, it has been
said. dismissals are inevitable
While general abandonment of the
five-day week satisfies the rank and file
OF the workers. who will thus be able
to accumulate their payless leave under
a ruling by Controller General McCarl,
his requirement that deductions must be
made for absences as they occur Is
working hardship on field workers of
the Post ONCE Department. it was said
today
Because the department has rush
periods at Easter and Christmas. cover
ing. roughly. three and half months.
no leaves are possible at these times
and, in consequence, the postal workers
must be furloughed only in slack
periods. which will cause their pay de-
ductions to be made in Jumps instead
Of being spread through the year.
The Government workers felt the
economy pinch for the first time yes
terday when their semi-monthly checks
bore the initial cut
Administrative and accounting Off
GERS throughout the Government re-
ceived from Controller General McCarl
today the complete set of salary tables
worked out in detail by the General
Accounting once for the purpose OF
putting into effect the legislative fur
Tough. For the most part the deduc-
tions for per diem employees amounted
to one-eleventh, with the fractional
cents eliminated The tables show SAL
aries ranging from 43 cents an hour to
rs cents an hour.
The first part of the salary tables
promulgated by McCarl last Saturday
pertained to the Government workers
on per annum basis whose deductions
were made at the rate of 8ia per cent.
Sample Sheets Submitted.
McCarl also submitted for the use of
disbursing officers sample sheets for
schedules of furlough and compensa-
ton deductions. and sheet to show
the schedule of vacant positions.
Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant Sd. director
of public buildings and public parks,
announced yesterday that the general
policy his office will pursue. under the
economy act, is that If the personnel
in Government building here operates
on flve-day week his force will follow
suit. If five-and-a-half- day week
prevails, his employees will adept that
plan.
Employees of his Office will be granted
their administrative furloughs all at
once if feasible, he said. Due to the
radical cut in appropriations for salaries.
amounting to s293,250. it will be neces-
sary to furlough charwomen, window
cleaners and others who aid in keeping
the Government departments ship
shape.