OPM advises agencies to fire probationary employees

Federal Employees on Probation Do Not Have to Be Fired, OPM Says
The OPM framed the severance offer from President Trump and his administration as "administrative leave with pay and benefits."
The Trump administration has fired thousands of probationary employees across multiple federal agencies
Thousands of federal workers across multiple US agencies, from the Small Business Administration to the Forest Service, were fired this week.
OPM advises agencies to fire probationary employees after ‘deferred resignation’ deadline
The Office of Personnel Management is advising all federal agencies to fire their probationary employees after it stopped accepting new offers for its “deferred resignation” program last night. Agencies, however, have final authority over the removal of their probationary employees.
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Trump administration tells federal agencies to fire probationary employees
Hundreds of thousands of people could potentially be affected, according to data from the Office of Personnel Management.
OPM directs agencies to fire government workers still on probation
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) officials met with agency leaders across government Thursday and directed them to begin firing employees still in their probationary period a year or more after being hired.
OPM fires its own probationary period staff
Employees’ physical and IT system access was deactivated at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday. On-site staff were also asked to quickly exit the Office of Personnel Management’s premises.
OPM tells federal agencies to start firing probationary employees
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management met with federal agencies Thursday and told them to start letting go of probationary employees.
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There is help for probationary employees who were terminated
Federal employment attorneys say probationary employees who were fired can apply for unemployment insurance and have other options for appeal.
Trump Officials Escalate Layoffs, Targeting Most of 200,000 Workers on Probation
Workers across the federal government were terminated on Thursday after the federal government’s human resources division ...