Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-28
TIE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Separated Employees
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ployes who might be affected
Iby the reduction In force. On
the basis Of the Job rights shown |
BY the lists and before any
actual separation Of employees
Is made. there may be reasslgn-
ments. This means that q
career employee will displace .
nonstatus employee occupying q
position for which q career enc
ploye Is fully qualified.
II also means that an EN-
ploye with greater retention
rights can be reassiened 10 q
position held by an employee
with lesser rights. provided the
first employee Is qualified for
the position. Usually reassien-
ment Is 70 q Job At q lesser
grade.
A career or q career-condi- |
tionai employee can be reas-
signed 10 q Job held BY an |
employee IN D lower retention
category II fully qualified for Il.
Unemployment Priority
q. what does an agency dol
after an employs Is separated
to try 70 reemplos himf
A. The names Of career and
career conditional employees
who have been separated are
placed on q unemployment pri-
GRITTY list. They receive PRIOR
ity In placement over all per-
sons. except certain veterans.
for vacant jobs in their former
agency In the committing area
q. Can an .employe lose his
right 10 stay on this list?
A. Yes. An employees name
win be removed from this list
~ he declines 10 accept q posi-
ton In the agency at the same
grade or at q higher grade than
the one from which he was sep
arated. or by accepting any nom
temporary position IN the COM
petitive service.
q. How long may Q name
stay on the list?
A. For q career conditional
employe. one year: for q career
emplOye. two years.
Q. what Jobs are covered By
the lists?
A. Each laid-off career or
career-conditional employe has
his name placed on lists for
all jobs In the agency for which
he Is qualified.
what the csc Does
q. How does the Ciyil Service
Commission help the separated
employe get another Govern
ment job?
A. A career employee. rs dis
tinguished from career-con-
ditional employe. Is helped in
three ways:
1.-The commission viii order
other agencies in the local COM
muting area TO displace any
nonstatus employe whose job
the career employe Is qualified
to all.
THE commission win re-
fer his name to agencies ahead
of ell others in filling requests
for eligibies from agencies.
ITliis Is called priority referral.
lThe Commission viii cir
culate a brief of his education
and experience to agencies in
the local committing area for
consideration Of agencies In
making any appointments, re-
assignments. or promotions to
positions for which he Is quail
fed.
In addition, career employees.
as well as career-conditional
employees. are helped by plac-
ing their names at the top OF
lists Of eligibles and sending
them TO agencies in response TO /
requests. This Is called priority
certification.
Details about these ways In
which separated employees are
helped are given below.
Filing with csc
q. when may an employe
who has received . reduction :
in-force uotice file applications
with Civil Service Commission
Offices under the separated
career empluye program? i
A. He may file applications
as soon as he is separated. He
may not file later than 30 days
from his date Of separation.
q. With what Offices and for
what Jobs may the separated
employe file applications? I
A. He may file application
for two jobs with each Of the
following:
THE Commissions central
once, 2-any board Of Civil
Service examiners in the WASH
ington. D. c.. metropolitan
area, 3-One Commission re-
Rional Offices. and ANY