Emergency Hiring During a Pandemic Health Crisis FAA20300031

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Emergency Hiring During a Pandemic Health Crisis
(FAA20300031)

• Options During an Avian Flu Pandemic

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Overview of Todays Presentation

• Avian flu and potential impact for employers
• FAAs emergency hiring flexibilities

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Pandemic Avian Influenza

• Jay Aul, Manager,
• HR ATO Support Team, Office of Human Resource
  Management, AHR-4

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Overview of Pandemic Avian Influenza

• Seasonal (or common) flu is a respiratory illness
  that can be transmitted person to person. Most
  people have some immunity, and a vaccine is
  available.
• Pandemic flu is virulent human flu that causes a
  global outbreak, or pandemic, of serious illness.

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Current Concern H5N1

• Avian (or bird) flu is caused by influenza
  viruses that occur naturally among wild birds.
• The H5N1 variant is deadly to domestic fowl and
  can be transmitted from birds to humans.
• There is no human immunity and no vaccine is
  available.

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Pandemic Influenza

• Pandemic Influenza is not new to the U.S.
• We had three pandemics in the 20th Century.

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20th Century Flu Pandemics

• 1918-1919 Spanish Flu
• U.S....675,000
• Worldwide...50,000,000
• 1957-1958 Asian Flu
• U.S....70,000
• Worldwide...1-2,000,000
• 1968-1969 Hong Kong Flu
• U.S....34,000
• Worldwide...700,000

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Characteristics challenges of a pandemic

• Rapid Worldwide Spread
• Health Care Systems Overloaded
• Medical Supplies Inadequate
• Economic and Social Disruption

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Meaning for Employers

• Expect 40 of workforce could be out due to
  pandemic at any one time
• Cannot predict where it will be a few places or
  several
• Would occur in waves of several weeks duration
• Would go on for about 18 months or so
• Some employees will not return to work

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How do we meet agency mission in that situation?

• Plan in advance
• Focus on essential functions
• Use the resources available
• Modify how we do business to fit the situation
• Need to use several strategies to continue
  essential functions

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Some Strategies to Continue Work

• Use telework
• Use flexible work schedules
• Cross-train employees/ensure people have backups
• Overtime credit hours
• Use the temporary and permanent hiring
  flexibilities

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Emergency Hiring Flexibilities

• Pam Warren
• Office of Human Resources Policy Management
  Division, AHP-300

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Temporary External Hiring

• Competitive
• Non-competitive appointments
• Up to 1 year
• Extend for 1 year
• Student Hires
• Re-employed Annuitants

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On-the-Spot Hiring

• Outstanding scholars
• Interns
• Hard-to-Fill positions

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Current and Former Employees

• Reassignments
• Reinstatements

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Appointments Leading to Non-Competitive
Conversion

• Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
• 30 Disabled Veterans
• Student Hires
• Individuals with Disabilities

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• Upcoming SST broadcasts - Mark your Calendars!
• June 20-21 Alternate Work Schedules Comp Time
  Travel
• Aug 15-16 Mid-Term Bargaining under FAA Order
  3710.18
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• Topics covered include Performance Management
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  Management Inquiry Tool Kit for FAA Managers
  Conduct Discipline and Reasonable
  Accommodation Labor Relations Statue Merit
  Systems Prohibited Personnel Practices OWCP
  Staffing - What Key Points Do I need to Know
  Managerial Workforce Planning

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