Comment from Anonymous
AnonymousOpposeIndividual
Summary: The commenter opposes the use of administrative leave as a tool for workforce realignment. They argue that expanding the use of administrative leave for workforce reduction undermines its original purpose and advocates for maintaining transparent, established civil service procedures for restructuring.
The proposed rule states that administrative leave may be used to facilitate workforce realignment because it can reduce the need for formal RIF procedures and help agencies achieve a “leaner” workforce.
* Administrative leave was traditionally intended for short-term, limited situations.
* Expanding it into a workforce reduction tool changes its purpose.
* Workforce restructuring should remain transparent and subject to established civil service procedures rather than relying on extended paid leave.