Evening star., 1952-09-12
CSC Drafts Dismissal
Rules in Time for
New Administration

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New Administration
The Civil Service Commission
raced today to set up rules for dis
missal of Federal employees before
a new administration takes power
in Washington.
The commission proposed eight
priority groups. with employees in
the bottom groups to be fired first,
if any reduction in force comes.
The plan went to the Federal
Personnel Council, composed of
personnel directors of Government
agencies. If the council approves
details Of the plan, csc is pre-
pared to order it into effect on 60l
days notice-probably before jan
uary /.
The plan limits reassignment
rights to permanent, career en-
ployes and gives special rights to-
veterans.
New Priority ClassificatiOns.
csc announced the new priority
classif1cations, which would re-
place % classifications now in use,
would be:
Career-"This would include
only career workers who have
completed probation and who are
not temporary or indefinite as
the result of promotion or REIN
statement. For positions outside
the competitive service, it would
include all employees appointed
with no conditions or restrictions"
Career conditional Here
would come career workers who
are serving probationary periods
or are temporary or indefinite
as a result Of promotion or re-
1nstatement."
ReServe-"In this would be
present 'indeflnites' who passed
clvil-Service examinations, as well
as those who pass such tests I'M
the future. These would receive
the proposed reserve appoint
ments. and be potential career
workers."
Indefinites Defined.
Indeflnite-"This is for en-
ployes who did not pass civil-serv-
ice tests but who are not serving \
as 'temporaries.' In excepted Jobs, \
it would cover all employees serv-
ing under any condition or limi-
tation other than a specific time
limitation Of one year or less"
Each OF these groups is divided
into two subgroups-veterans and
non-veterans. The veterans would
have higher rights within their
own classification.
In case Of personnel cuts, en-
ployeS listed as unsatisfactory"
would go first. Then the "tem- /
poraries" would go. Then the
payroll hatchet would strike pro-
gressively farther up the priority
ladder.
The csc plan would curb
sharply the reassignment rights
that have made some agencies
look as if they were playing mu-
sical chairs. Under the latest
proposal. only permanent career
workers could demand reassign-
ment-and then only at their
permanent rank.
mo other workers would have /
reassignment rights" csc said.
Agencies would have the discre-
ton to reaSsign any employe to
a job held by some one with less
job rights, but they would not be 1
required. as at present. to do sol
for other than permanent people. ~"
Chain Reaction Cited.
csc cited the problems of two
agencies that were victims of the |
chain reaction of reasSignments |
required under present regula-
tions.
"One had to take 1,100 person.
mel actions to separate $50 en-
ployeS," csc said. "The other had
643 actions for 219 workers"
One victim of the new priority
scheme would be a group of IRE
serve" workers the CSC proposes.
Under present regulation, they
would get top job priority, but
under the new plan they would
drop notch to the "career-con-
ditional" group where they would
compete with other career en-
ployes whose appointments are
also subject to some sort Of limi-
tation."
The new rules, If they are put |
into effect. would cover all Federal
civilian employees, regardless of
whether they are under civil
service.