Human Capital III: The CG Plans to Seek RIF Authority
At the most recent quarterly meeting of the Employee Advisory Council, the Comptroller General stated that he intends to ask Congress for an exemption from OPM’s RIF rules, as a part of the Human Capital III proposal.
Will you be ready?
The decision to conduct a Reduction in Force (RIF) is a management right. However, if employees are represented by a Union, there are significant limitations upon how management can exercise the right to reduce employment levels.
Right to Bargain: Management must provide the union with advance notice and the opportunity to bargain regarding the proposed RIF and may not proceed with the RIF until negotiations are complete. Click here [PDF] for the CRS Employees’ Union RIF Contract language.
Right to Petition Congress: In addition to the right to delay the RIF during bargaining, a Union can solicit support from Members of Congress for the Union position regarding the merits of the RIF proposal.
Resources for Legal Challenge: Finally a Union can pool the financial resources needed to make a legal challenge to the RIF proposal, and any individual RIF decision.
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