Indefinite Leaves of Absence to Superannuated Employees of the Postal ServiceU.S. Government Printing Office, 1916 - 118 pages |
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... reason there can be no excuse of it being a great burden on the finances of the country . For the information of the committee I desire to draw your attention to a statement contained in the report of First Assistant Postmaster General ...
... reason there can be no excuse of it being a great burden on the finances of the country . For the information of the committee I desire to draw your attention to a statement contained in the report of First Assistant Postmaster General ...
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... reason that his wage is small and , with the increased cost of living , he has no oppor- tunity to save anything for his old age and its infirmities . There have been many examples brought forcibly to my attention that makes me pause ...
... reason that his wage is small and , with the increased cost of living , he has no oppor- tunity to save anything for his old age and its infirmities . There have been many examples brought forcibly to my attention that makes me pause ...
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... reason I want to urge the very favorable consideration of this bill . The CHAIRMAN . Are you familiar with the Tague bill , that has the same purpose as this ? Mr. BORLAND . No ; I am not . STATEMENT OF HON . RICHARD WAYNE PARKER , A ...
... reason I want to urge the very favorable consideration of this bill . The CHAIRMAN . Are you familiar with the Tague bill , that has the same purpose as this ? Mr. BORLAND . No ; I am not . STATEMENT OF HON . RICHARD WAYNE PARKER , A ...
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... reason of age , ought to be taken care of , not only as a duty to him , but as a duty to the Government itself . Whether a man who dies ought to have a commuted sum paid to his family , is another question . We are not making pensioners ...
... reason of age , ought to be taken care of , not only as a duty to him , but as a duty to the Government itself . Whether a man who dies ought to have a commuted sum paid to his family , is another question . We are not making pensioners ...
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... reasons why something of this kind should be enacted as I am a great deal more . I have some doubt as to whether the flat sum is correct or not , but I should be satisfied with your best judgment on that . I want to be understood as ...
... reasons why something of this kind should be enacted as I am a great deal more . I have some doubt as to whether the flat sum is correct or not , but I should be satisfied with your best judgment on that . I want to be understood as ...
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Page 89 - ... of a representative of the greatest Government on earth. If the salaries paid to postal employees permit of no saving for old age, if the work exacted of them unfits them for occupation elsewhere, then it is necessary for some system to be evolved to take care of those who have given the best years of their lives to the service, reaching an improvident old age despite the strictest vigilance to economize. This system, in my opinion, should take the form of contributions by the employees, provided...
Page 24 - by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That beginning with the first day...
Page 73 - In recent years the subject of making provision for the retirement of superannuated employees in the civil service has received much consideration. It Is believed that the interests of the employees and of the Government alike demand legislation to this end. The work of the Postal Service, like that of every great business institution, public or private, requires special training. Years of experience are necessary for the attainment of a high degree of proficiency in the discharge of the duties devolving...
Page 74 - The present law prohibits the maintenance of a civil pensiou list and makes it the duty of executive officers to drop from the. rolls all employees who are permanently incapacitated for performing service. This law. however, is most difficult of enforcement, and it is undoubtedly a fact that there are many employees in the postal service who should be retired on account of age and physical infirmities. Many of these men have spent their lives in the service. On account of the long hours and exacting...
Page 116 - That beginning with the first day' of July next following the passage of this Act there shall be deducted and withheld from the monthly salary, pay, or compensation of every...
Page 74 - SUPERANNUATED EMPLOYEES. The question of retiring superannuated employees on a pension has confronted the executive departments and has been discussed in Congress for many years. The present law prohibits the maintenance of a civil pension list and makes it the duty of executive officers to drop from the rolls all employees who are permanently incapacitated for performing service. This law, however, is most difficult of enforcement, and it is undoubtedly a fact that there are many employees in the...
Page 74 - Civil pensions, based on length of service, should be granted to postal employees when they become superannuated. It is likely that the expense of such a system would be more than offset by gains in efficiency. Although the compensation of postal employees has been considerably increased during the last few years, it is still insufficient to permit adequate savings against old age. Foreign nations pension their aged employees as do also many corporations, and on business grounds, if for no other...
Page 74 - ... employees to meet current needs, and the opportunity to make provision for old age is small. These conditions suggest the adoption of measures that will insure Government employees against want after they pass the period of active service. Private business establishments in this and foreign countries find that such a course brings practical returns in the increased loyalty and zeal of employees. Experience has shown that in default of such provision administrative officers hesitate to recommend...
Page 59 - Case examinations. — There were 35,658 examinations of permanent railway postal clerks. The number of cards handled was 31,189,722, of which 99.03 per cent were handled correctly. Last year's report shows 40,325 examinations, 35,372,424 cards handled, 99.12 per cent correctly. The probationary clerks passed 838 examinations, handling 662,735 cards, 97.68 per cent correctly. Last year this class of clerks passed 3,041 examinations, handling 2,935,149 cards, 97.92 per cent correctly.
Page 75 - EMPLOYEES. In the Postal Service the employees rarely are able to accumulate savings, and the injury of an employee in the line of duty, necessitating his absence without pay, or resulting in death, is a serious hardship to his family. The Government should take the lead in dealing fairly with employees who are injured while in the performance of duty and those who. when burdened with years and worn with faithful service, are forced to relinquish their positions because no longer able to work.