Brought to you by the publisher of cyberFEDS® and the Federal Personnel Guide, the Federal Manager's Guide® is the resource of choice for authoritative guidance for thousands of managers and supervisors in the federal government.
The 2012 Federal Manager's Guide® on CD-ROM (single-user access) is the same content as the print edition, but the CD-ROM is key-word searchable.
The 2012 Federal Manager’s Guide® explains all the rules and regulations you need to follow, so you make decisions that treat every employee fairly and consistently -- from leave requests and telework, to discrimination and off-duty misconduct.
And with all the changes in the federal civil service system over the last few years, new policies and procedures are in effect -- so you need the most up-to-date advice to ensure your actions and decisions meet legal mandates. Look to the 2012 Guide for guidance on federal government policy, rules and regulations that affect the way you handle your employees, plus the development of your career.
This must-have reference is updated annually to make sure you have the latest guidance to comply with current law. The 2012 Federal Manager's Guide® shows you how to:
- Use mentoring to successfully lead employees
- Tactfully address workplace etiquette issues
- Avoid saying the wrong thing during the hiring process
- Handle performance problems
- Develop performance standards
- Ensure you don't unknowingly discriminate on the basis of age, race or color
- Determine whether your employee has a disability and how to determine whether an accommodation is reasonable
- Respond to allegations of sexual harassment
- Delegate work as fairly as possible
- Perform your role in labor-management relations
- Use alternative dispute resolution
- Deliver termination notices
- Tackle computer misuse
- Address suspected sick leave abuse
- Handle FMLA requests
- Manage a contractor workforce
- And much more
What's more, the Manager's Guide gives you easy-to-read charts and synopses of:
- Congressional legislation from the past year -- and how it impacts you as a manager
- Hiring policy and programs, including vacancy announcements and probationary periods
- Senior Executive Service (SES) statistics
- Pay and Retirement tables
