“READ this email immediately “
It was the object line of emails that landed in the reception boxes of thousands of workers from federal health agencies across the government from Friday and continue throughout the weekend.
The news was not good: the beneficiaries, the workers who were still on probation at the Ministry of Health and Social Services and the Agencies which he supervised, were informed that they were dismissed for poor performance, even if Many said that they had previously received high performance evaluations. Although their job was actually terminated immediately, they were told that they would receive 30 days in administrative leave.
“Unfortunately, the agency notes that you are not suitable for continuous employment because your capacities, knowledge and skills do not correspond to the current needs of the agency, and your performance has not been sufficient to justify a Additional employment to the agency, “said several letters examined by Stat.
The total number of loose workers was not clear – senior officials had declared on Friday in Stat that Up to 5,200 Could receive termination opinions, although the exact figure should now be somewhat lower.
There may also have been repairs. It was reported that the Indian Health Service was online for large cuts; But they had not yet materialized. Likewise, members of the epidemic intelligence program, managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, had been warned on Friday that they had to be dismissedBut at noon on Monday, none had received any letters of termination.
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