Emergency Furloughs. Consistent with 5 CFR 752.404(d)(2), advance written notice to employees with an opportunity to answer are not necessary for furlough without pay due to unforeseeable circumstances, such as equipment breakdown, act of God, or sudden emergencies requiring the immediate curtailment of activities. When Management is made aware of a possible Government shutdown, it will:
A. Notify the Union and provide copies of any official notices that advise the agency of a potential furlough.
B. Provide Bargaining Unit employees potentially affected by such a furlough with written information addressing their rights, benefits, and obligations.
Emergency Furloughs. Employees will be designated to units (groups) for purposes of reporting to the Department of Labor under the SHARED WORK Program. Emergency furloughs will be 20%, 40% or 60% reduction in work schedules.
Emergency Furloughs. All non-teaching employees covered under the CBA will be subject to Emergency Furloughs. Employees will be designated to units (groups) for purposes of reporting to the Department of Labor under the SHARED WORK Program. Emergency furloughs will be 20%, 40% or 60% reduction in work schedules.
Emergency Furloughs. Consistent with 5 CFR 752.404(d)(2), advance written notice to employees with an opportunity to answer are not necessary for furlough without pay due to unforeseeable circumstances, such as equipment breakdown, act of God, or sudden emergencies requiring the immediate curtailment of activities. When Management is made aware of a possible Government shutdown, it will:
a. Notify the Union and provide copies of any official notices that advise the agency of a potentialfurlough.
b. Provide Bargaining Unit employees potentially affected by such a furlough with written information addressing their rights, benefits, and obligations. Management may accept voluntary service to perform the work of a furloughed Bargaining Unit employee only if authorized by law.
Emergency Furloughs. A. Employees Exempt and Excepted from a Lapse in Appropriations Furlough
1. Employees are “exempt” from furlough if they are not affected by a lapse in appropriations. This includes employees who are not funded by annually-appropriated
2. Employees are “excepted” from furlough if they are funded through annual appropriations and perform work that, by law, may continue to be performed during a lapse in appropriations. Excepted employees include those who are performing emergency work to protect the health and safety of human life, the protection of property or performing certain other types of excepted work (e.g., necessary to begin the shutdown of other activities).
3. Employees who are funded through annual appropriations but not designated as excepted are barred from working during a shutdown, except to perform minimal activities as necessary to execute an orderly suspension of agency operations related to non-excepted activities. These employees will be furloughed.
B. Only employees designated as exempt, excepted and those notified as required for shutdown activities will report for duty on the first day of an emergency furlough. Management shall minimize the number of non-excepted employees required for shutdown activities.
C. Shutdown activities for non-excepted employees are limited to those required to secure files, records and equipment, cancel upcoming meetings, update email and voice mail out-of-office messages, complete time and attendance records, and otherwise prepare to preserve work.
1. Employees must report to the office if performing any of the shutdown activities requires them to be physically present; however, supervisors may allow employees to perform shutdown activities remotely (telework). Employees without an existing telework agreement may conduct shutdown activities from a remote location if the nature of the employee’s shutdown activities can be completed in approximately 15 minutes. Except for the email and voice mail messages, employees may perform these tasks in advance of the potential furlough to minimize their shutdown time and responsibilities.
2. Employees not scheduled to work or report to the office on the first day of an emergency furlough (i.e., on leave, an AWS day off, or scheduled to telework) should make prior arrangements with their supervisor for completion of shutdown activities.
