Paying Federal Workers to Do Their Civic Duty?
Posted by Jim Harper
Last week, I wrote here about how well federal civilian workers are doing compared to the private sector worker. Well, it might soon get a little better.
H.R. 6339 is called the “Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008.” In addition to giving money to states for recruiting and training [...]
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Exploding Federal Worker Pay
Posted by Jim Harper
Federal civilian workers earned an average wage of $77,143 in 2007, 61 percent higher than the $48,035 average in the U.S. private sector. That 61 percent pay advantage has increased from a 34 percent advantage in 2000.
Total compensation (wages plus benefits) was $116,450 for the average federal worker in 2007, compared to $57,615 in the [...]
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Mandating the Existing Electronic Pay-Stub Option
Posted by Jim Harper
Fascinating bill: H.R. 6073, To provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically.
It makes perfect sense to give federal employees the option of receiving pay stubs electronically, doesn’t it? So much sense, in fact, that they already can. From [...]
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