Evening star., 1943-03-07
Budget Bureau Move.
10 Reduce Stats Of
Federal Agencies
Civil Service Issues Rule
To Cover Transfer and
DISMISSED of Workers
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OF functions not needed in the war
effort. Some 60 agencies were asked
by the Budget Bureau for reports
showing what personnel and func-
tions they considered unnecessary.
and examiners have been pouring
over this data since early in Febru-
ary. On the basis Of their studies.
the bureau expects within the next
lew days to start the reduction.
Bureau orders for reduction of
force must be obeyed within 30 days.
Overtime pay will be taken away
from agencies failing to comply
within that period.
Under the Civil Service Commis-
sion instructions, agencies with
surplus of personnel, must first make
available for transfer persons whose
shift would be In the best interests
OF the war program" If the excess
cannot be used elsewhere, a separa-
ton program must be undertaken
which takes into consideration
tenure Of employment, military
preference and efficiency rating.
To Work Out Programs.
The commission will work with
the individual agencies on their
programs, and no separations, other
than transfers, are to be made
within 20 days after reduction
orders are issued by the Budget
Bureau.
Where separations are necessary,
preference In retaining employment
viii 60 to permanent employees, and
those other than temporary, who
have been employed continuously for
three years. Next will be all other
employees except temporaries, and
last, employees serving under tenn
porary appointment limited to a
specified period of time Of one year
or less.
Efficiency ratings will determine
the order of separation of persons
with military preference.
Dismissed personnel with salts
factory efficiency ratings and serv-
Ice histories will go on re-employ-
ment registers and get the first
chance at vacancies If they are ''un-
qualifiedly recommended" for further
employment.
"War on Civilian Front"
In q circular accompanying the
new regulations, the Civil Service
Commission said that general adop-
ton Of the 48-hour week, which
added four hours to the work-week,
obviously will permit reductions OF
personnel in some agencies or elm
mate the necessity Of filing vacan-
cies in others"
Emphasizing that agencies called
on to reduce their STATS should make
their better workers available for
transfer, the commission said:
I'VE are fighting q war on the
civilian front as well as the military
front. Just as 1t Is essential that
well-trained and efiicient troops be
selected for duty In combat areas,
30 1t Is Important THAT well-traiued
and efncient civilian employees be
assigned for duty In agencies most
directly and vitality concerned with
the war program"
Today Notification.
At the Budget Bureau 1t was said
that the mere fact an agency may
have q high priority rating in its re-
lationship to the war effort, would
not be sufhcient to prevent reduc-
tions If 1t were carrying an over
sized staff.
Employees will receive a Today
notification If they are to be
dropped, while those to be trans
ferred will be advised when the ar
rangements for the shift are made.
Employees also may negotiate direct
" for transfers, but must notify the
Civil Service Commission. They
have the right Of appeal from both
dismissal and transfer orders.
The legislation providing for the
retrenchment is due to expire April
%, but the same provision is in the
permanent pay bill now under con-
alteration In Senate and House.