Trump administration plans sweeping layoffs among workers who don't opt to resign

[Eugene]

Trump administration plans sweeping layoffs among workers who don’t opt to resign (CNN)

The Trump administration is planning widespread layoffs among the federal workforce soon, leaving employees who don’t accept its deferred resignation offer at risk of losing their jobs, two Trump administration officials told CNN.

The layoffs, which are being referred to internally as sweeping “Reductions in Force,” are expected to begin soon after the Thursday deadline that the Office of Personnel Management set for workers to accept the resignation package, the officials said.

https://news.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-plans-sweeping-layoffs-220957918.html

[a kennedy]

1. WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FAWK!!!!!

[Lovie777]

2. Total bullshit....

what shithole musk republicans are doing is stealing Americans money.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

3. How is this legal?!?!

[Wiz Imp]

13. It's 100% legal for government to layoff workers

Why wouldn't it be? However, they don't get to choose which civil service employees to layoff. Who gets laid off is determined by Federal Regulations

When an agency must abolish positions, the RIF regulations determine whether an employee keeps his or her present position, or whether the employee has a right to a different position. The regulatory requirements governing reduction in force are contained in Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 351. Federal agencies must follow the procedures contained in the Code of Federal Regulations when conducting a RIF. The law provides that OPM's RIF regulations must give effect to four factors in releasing employees:

1. tenure of employment (e.g., type of appointment)
2. veterans' preference
3. length of service
4. performance ratings.

[sheshe2]

4. I can't wait to see the next unemployment figures posted.

[dweller]

5. Federal workers

Should beat him to it … walk out on strike …
And the American public should join them in solidarity

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[C_U_L8R]

6. If he fires everybody

Who's gonna invade Gaza.... and Greenland... and Panama... and Canada... and, and... ???

[haele]

7. Military is exempt from the resignation letter-

And the Administration is probably depending on many of those being laid off to join the Military to participate in their wars because unemployed folks are losers and suckers, just like the Military itself.

[C_U_L8R]

9. Well now we know

...why Trump needed a drunk to lead the Dept of Defense. I need a drink too.

[Mark.b2]

8. I'd take the buyout and get to looking for something new asap...

before the market is flooded with those who didnt take the offer and find out they should have. The job market hasnt been that strong for a while now. My division at work is currently hiring four people for our management training program. The pay is so-so (mid $50 to start); the type of position for a recent grad. We received and reviewed 75 resumes, many from people well into their careers and over-qualified. Finding a new job will like take time.

[valleyrogue]

11. I doubt the benefits are worth a crap.

In every respect, public employment is way superior in benefits to private, non-union employment.

Chances are, the people who are taking the buyout are people who were about to retire from federal service anyway.

Post-probationary federal employees, just like almost all post-probationary, non-senior management public employees, cannot be fired at will or with cause without their right to a due process hearing. That is partly what administrative law is about.

Trump and his minions are talking out of their ass, trying to use intimidation tactics.

Any "cuts" will be through the usual attrition.

[Wiz Imp]

15. Many in Congress have confirmed the so-called buyout is BS

Those people will almost certainly not get what the email said they would.

Those who don't take the "buyout" will be eligible for Unemployment benefits which I would bet in the end will be benefit them more than taking the buyout.

Note also, that the administration can't choose which civil service employees to lay off. The layoffs are determined by Federal Regulations.

When an agency must abolish positions, the RIF regulations determine whether an employee keeps his or her present position, or whether the employee has a right to a different position. The regulatory requirements governing reduction in force are contained in Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 351. Federal agencies must follow the procedures contained in the Code of Federal Regulations when conducting a RIF. The law provides that OPM's RIF regulations must give effect to four factors in releasing employees:

1. tenure of employment
2. veterans' preference
3. length of service
4. performance ratings.

Employees with the least seniority will be laid off first. Anyone with significant service time but not real close to retirement should not even think about resigning.

[valleyrogue]

10. They are more full of shit than a gaggle of Canadian geese in the wintertime.

They KNOW they can't fire post-probationary employees without cause and without due process.

They are just so full of shit.

[Johonny]

12. As we learned with the FAA

All these people do jobs. Some things will take longer, some things won't be done. Eventually something critical won't happen.

[Squaredeal]

14. Probation is typically two years.

A lot of young, new Federal employees are looking at loosing their dream jobs.