Evening star., 1943-04-19
Ban Is Ordered
On Transfers
In j. ). Jobs
Sole Exceptions
Will Be Shifts to
Aid War Program
Earlier Manpower Stories on
Pages A-3 and BID
BY ]. A. FOX.

1mplementing the new en-
ployment-freeze order of the War
Manpower Commission, the Civil
Service Commission late today
banned all transfers of Govern
ment personnel except in those
cases where the individual will
make a more effective contribu-
ton to the war program" Spe-
ciflcally, the commission said
that mo transfer will be author
lied solely on the ground that an
increase in salary is involved"
The restriction was one of a series
promulgated by the commission
which conformed to the VINO order
governing civilian employment. The
conditions under which persons may
be employed from private industry
by the Government also are limited.
Penalties Are Provided.
Where changes in Government
personnel are effected in violation of
the order, the salary of the individual
concerned will be withheld. If an in
dividual is hired from private in
dustry by the Government in vio-
latlon OF the order, the criminal
sanctions of the VINO order are ap-
plicable. The latter are up to ST 900
and a year in Jail.
The regulation governing transfer
makes formally effective a policy
that has been followed to some ex-
tent by the commission heretofore.
The new regulations governing the
hiring OF persons from private in
dustry are as follows:
l. The commission will approve
for Federal employment any indi-
Vldual who, for the preceding 30
days, was not engaged in am essen
tlal activity even though the Gov
eminent wage would exceed that
the individual had received in pri-
vate employment.
2. The commission will not an
prove Federal employment for anv
individual from private industry
who. in the preceding 80 days. was
engaged in an essential activity if
the Federal pay would exceed the
private rate of pay, except under
this condition: The hiring will be
approved If it is permitted under a.
War Manpower Commission employ
ment stabilization program. CThere
Is no stabilization program in this
area at presently
The Civil Service Commission
order also sets up the procedure to
be followed in employment stabili-
zatlon areas where personnel is
made available for hiring. These
are as follows:
Agency Must Furnish Statement.
l. If the employees services are
terminated by the Federal agency
for any reason, the agency itself
shall Immediately furnish him with
such statement.
2. If the employe is furloughed,
or laid of for an indefinite period or
for a period of seven or more days,
the agency must furnish him with
statement.
3. If the employe alleges that his
work does not utilize his highest
skill, or that he is not being en-
ployed full time, he may request
the director of personnel of his
agency for statement making him
available for other work. The Civil
Service Commission will decide if
this shift is warranted, and the
employe also has the right of ap-
peal if the personnel director re-
jects his application.
In this connection, it is provided
that a workers claim that his wage
is substantially less" than the pre-
vailing wage for the same sort of
work in the area will not be con-
sidered ground for a transfer.