Evening star., 1953-06-22

A. To insure
that no Sepa-
rated career 0
employe shall M
remain of the Mr.. Young.
Governments rolls so long as HI
is qualified to do a job held b!
an indefinite employe.
@. What help does a laid-of1
career employe get in his owr
agency?
A. He is helped in two ways
l. He gets a 1-year priorit!
over employees Of other agencies
and persons outside the Govern
ment Except disabled veterans
for vacant jobs in his former
agency in the local committing
area.
2. His former agency must sur
vey jobs held by indefinite en-
ployes in the local committing
area to see If there are any fol
which he is qualified. If it finds
such a job. the agency must
separate the indefinite to make
room for him.
@. What help does he get from
the Civil Service Commission?
A. The Civil Service Commis-
sion will order agencies in the
local committing area to displace
an indefinite generally a non
status employe appointed on ar
indefinite basiS) in order te
make room for him if he cannot
be placed by his former agency
@. Does this change the bene-
fits that laid-off career employees
had in the past?
A. No, the new program Is in
addition to the benefits a laid
of career employe has received
The commission will continue tc
give separated career employees
priority when certifying names
of eligibles to appointing officers
for the filling Of vacancies out
side the committing area.
@ Will an employe with COM
petitive status who Is reduced in
force from an excepted position
have the benefits of this pro-
gram?
A. Not all. His agency is not
required to diSplace indefinite in
order to retain him and the COM
MISSION will not displace indef1-
mites in other agencies. How
ever, the commission will give
him priority in certification to
vacancies.
BUMPING RIGHTS
Q. What change has been
made in dumping" rights a
career or conditional en-
ploye has to other jobs in his
agency?
A. In general, a career, OF
career-conditional employe (gen-
orally status employe who has
received an indefinite promotion
or indefinite reinstatement
working in Washington will have
dumping" rights only in his bu-
reau instead of in all bureaus OF
his agency in the Washington
area. In the field service, the
employe will have dumping
rights only in his installation in
stead of in all installations of the
agency in the local committing
area.
Q. What is the reason for this
change?
A. To reduce the number of
chain reactions, which were very
extensive when dumping" was
applied on an agency-wide basis,
and which cost the Government
a considerable amount of money
in paper work as we'll as in train
ing employees to do new jobs.
@. Is it fair to restrict bump
ing" rights to q single bureau
or installation in this way?
Wouldn't it be possible for a
career employe in one bureau to
be separated while an indefinite
holding exactly the same job in
another bureau of the same
agency would be retained?
A. 1t would be perfectly pos
Sible; that is why displacement
has been added to the program.
The career employe mentioned
would be dismissed, but with
minimum Of dislocation to Gov
ernment programs because Of a
great number of reasSignments.
Then the agency, which will be
required to survey the jobs held
by indefinites, will displace the
indefinite employe and give his
job to the separated career en-
ploye. Both jobs must be in the
same committing area.
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PRIORITY LISTS
Q. Whose names are put on
Unemployment priority lists?
A. The names of all career and
career-conditional employees Of
an agency separated from the
competitive service through re-
duction in force.
Q. How long does a name stay
on a list?
A. For one year.
@. What jobs are covered by
the lists?
A. Each laid-off career en-
ploye has his name placed on
lists for all jobs in the agency
for which he is qualified.
@. What priority do persons
on the list get?
A. They receive priority for
filling any vacancies in the
agency. Generally speaking. an
agency cannot hire someone
from outside, other than a dis
abled veteran. to I'LL a vacancy
in the local area if there is some
one on the unemployment prior
ity list for that position.