Michael Corum and Dewey Publications provide assistance to an often neglected group: federal managers and supervisors new to the federal civil service. Michael Corum, one of America's leading authors and teachers on the subject of personnel administration in the civil service, writes this book for political appointees, former military officers, academicians, lawyers, scientists, and others from the private sector or from state and local government who are thrust into positions requiring supervision of federal employees.
This book gives the reader a clear overview of the structure and dynamics of the federal civil service, one that is not provided by agency policy manuals or federal statutes and regulations. The author’s concise and engaging manual informs the federal manager and supervisor of his or her rights and responsibilities under law, and explains how to properly exert their authority at the critical junctures of the federal personnel system.
After an overview of the federal civil service system, the book continues through the basic phases of personnel management in the federal system: structuring of jobs and positions; management of performance and performance problems; maintenance of discipline; control of time, leave, and attendance; and interaction with unions and the fundamentals of federal-sector labor-management relations. The book also explains the EEO system and rights and responsibilities under federal anti-discrimination laws.
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- Rights and responsibilities - The legal rights of the federal supervisor and the responsibilities of employees to management.
- Job structure - Authorities of federal supervisors to create jobs, assign duties, and abolish positions.
- Hiring - How federal jobs are filled and what flexibilities supervisors have and should use.
- Managing Performance - How federal agencies manage and appraise performance and how to use the system.
- Maintaining Discipline - The strategies, principles, and decisions concerning disciplinary actions in federal service.
- Leave and Attendance - Accounting for employee time and the basics of overtime and controlling absenteeism.
- Equal Employment Opportunity - The minimum basics federal supervisors need to know about anti-discrimination laws and EEO programs.
- Labor Relations - The essential responsibilities of the federal supervisor in dealing with unions.
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