Why are Merit Systems Principles important?
excludes some employeess due to the nature of their employment
*ensures supervisors treat employees fairly and equitably
Asssign formal accountability for employee actions
Protect a supervior's actions during the hiring process.
What statement best illustrates the difference between merit principles and a
prohibited practices?
Higher headquarters is responsible for prohibited practices and legal is responsible for
merit principles
Merit principles ar ethe gols and Prohibited practice s ar e teh objectives
Higher headquarters is responsible for merit principle and legal is responsible for
prohibited practices
*Merit principle are the do and prohibited practices are the donts
What statement is an example of a a prohibitted personnel practice
*supervisors stops an award after an employee reported discrepencies with TDY
vouchers.
What is workforce planning?
Defining the Framework for making staffing decision base on desire workforce
competencies
What statement is an example of employee protection against reprisal for lawful
disclosure of information with evidence that support the merit system principles?
mismanagement , waste, fraud, or abuse
organization does not inform employees of the rights regarding the Whistle Blower Act
*Employee refuses to report violations of the merit system principles
Supervisor falsely states no funding is available due to budget constraints
What steps does a supervior follow to develop a screening panel of screen
candidates
limit number on screening panel, select member with specif background , appoint
someone to lead
limit number on screening panel, select member with specif background , commitee rule
leads
Identify number on screening panel, select members iwt a arange of experience and
background to maximize fairness , appor someone to lead
*Identify number on screening panel, select members with speicific background to
maximize job knowledge , appoint someone to lead
What is purpose of veteran preference in hiring?
*Giving special consideration to qualifie verterans seeking federal empoyment
ensuring vets are able to continue service to the gov
ensuring vets are recognized for their service
placing vets in every vacant federal job
What difference exist between competitive service and expected service federal
classes of jobs?
*Excepted service agencies set their own qualification req and are not subject to the
appointment, pay, and classification rule in title 5, US code