Tens of thousands of federal employees collect millions on extended paid leave (Congress, salary)
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Tens of thousands of federal workers are being kept on paid leave for at least a month — and often for longer stretches that can reach a year or more — while they wait to be punished for misbehavior or cleared and allowed to return to work, government records show.
During a three-year period that ended last fall, more than 57,000 employees were sent home for a month or longer. The tab for these workers exceeded $775 million in salary alone.
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While the employees stayed home, they not only collected paychecks but accrued pension earnings, vacation and sick days, and moved up the federal pay scale.
They are salary. So, they get paid whether they are there are not. They do get paid leave, like most companies. And in some circumstances, leave isnt gone after you hit a certain level and time, due to being in situations where you cant use. So, many wont lose it, and they will compile days. Lots of days.
Had co-workers in DOD with over 90 days paid vacation awaiting.
They are salary. So, they get paid whether they are there are not. They do get paid leave, like most companies. And in some circumstances, leave isnt gone after you hit a certain level and time, due to being in situations where you cant use. So, many wont lose it, and they will compile days. Lots of days.
Had co-workers in DOD with over 90 days paid vacation awaiting.
no public employee should be able to accrue 90 days paid vacation. the private sector has scaled back tremendously in terms of how PTO can be used. would it kill the public sector to make some fiscal changes too?
no public employee should be able to accrue 90 days paid vacation. the private sector has scaled back tremendously in terms of how PTO can be used. would it kill the public sector to make some fiscal changes too?
Its up to the business, board of directors etc etc. Benefits are different across the board. My company doesnt allow you to carry over after a year. They just pay you for the days you earned.
Military DOD, for example, a person is sometimes unable to take leave/vacation. I am sure you understand.
Its up to the business, board of directors etc etc. Benefits are different across the board. My company doesnt allow you to carry over after a year. They just pay you for the days you earned.
Military DOD, for example, a person is sometimes unable to take leave/vacation. I am sure you understand.
We're not talking about military here though, right?
from the article: "53,000 civilian employees were kept home for one to three months during the three fiscal years that ended in September 2013. About 4,000 were idled for three months to a year and several hundred for one to three years. "
Many federal civilian workers are unionized, so it is not as simple as management changing the rules to make things reasonable. It has to pass the union shop vote before being allowed.
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