Paperback Edition
February 2009

A smooth-running federal government is dependent upon each manager's supervisory skills in so many area: recruiting and retaining … handling sick leave … workplace conflict … accommodating disabilities … religious expression … and dozens more. The 2009 Federal Manager’s Guide provides guidance on all this and covers retirement and career development. The Federal Manager's Guide is the ultimate management tool for any manager or supervisor in the federal government.

The 2009 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 FMLA requests and termination notices, to disability accommodation and computer misuse.

This must-have reference is updated annually to make sure you have the latest guidance to comply with current law. You'll learn how to:

* Successfully recruit and hire
* 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

Plus, the 2009 Manager's Guide includes new sections that detail your role in handling:

* Probationary employees
* Workplace etiquette
* Writing position descriptions
* Progressive discipline
* Whistleblowing
* Weingarten and official time
* Accommodation requests under the New ADA

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 statistics
* Status of pay-for-performance and similar programs across the government
* Douglas Factors Penalties
* Family Medical Leave Act Coverage
* Benefits and Retirement Information