How Will Governor Brown’s Pension Reform Plan Affect Public Safety
How Governor Brown’s Pension Reform Plan Affects Public Safety It appears that Governor Brown has offered some amnesty to Public Safety in his Pension Reform Plan released today at 11:00am, but public safety will be affected, especially new hires. 1. Equal Sharing of Pension Costs: All Employees and Employers: This ...Read More
How to Avoid a Sick Leave Abuse Allegation
Sick Leave Abuse The recent economic recession is leading to a familiar scenario: Budget cuts cause an agency to reduce its staffing levels and no new hiring occurs. The agency resorts to minimum staffing and mandatory overtime for its public safety officers. As a result the officer is ...Read More
Salary Reductions
One of the most common forms of disciplinary action taken against public safety employees is a reduction in pay for a period of months. Generally this reduction will take the form of a 5 or 10 percent reduction for however many months are imposed. There are both some key pros ...Read More
Removal from Specialty Pay Assignments
Many public safety employers have jobs that are “special assignments” and often require additional training or skills from the employee. To “reward” these extra demands, they will generally also be accompanied by a pay incentive which is generally around 5%. Most employees feel that being assigned to such positions is a ...Read More