OPM advises agencies to fire probationary employees

Dozens of OPM probationary employees were fired on a mass video call on Thursday and given 20 minutes to collect their belongings
"We ask that you gather your personal belongings and exit the premises by 3 pm ET as well," an official on the call said.
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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.
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
OPM tells government agencies to start firing recently hired workers
The acting director of the Office of Personnel Management has told agency heads to begin firing newly hired federal employees who are on their probationary period, Scripps News has learned.
OPM tells federal agencies to start firing probationary employees
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