Trump offers millions of WFH civil servants huge payoff to QUIT ‘saving $100bn’ as he cracks down on ‘woke’ officials
Trump offers millions of WFH civil servants huge payoff to QUIT ‘saving $100bn’ as he cracks down on ‘woke’ officials
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DONALD Trump is offering millions of federal employees a golden parachute to quit their jobs, as his administration pushes to crack down on “woke” officials. The White House has proposed a buyout package for almost all federal workers who don’t want to return to the office, offering them eight months’ salary if they resign by February 6.
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The Trump team predicts that up to 10 per cent of the federal workforce — around 200,000 employees — could take the deal. This could be potentially saving the government up to $100 billion, according to CBS News. A mass email, sent out by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Tuesday, laid out the terms of the offer, calling it a "deferred resignation program".
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Employees who accept will be placed on paid administrative leave through September 30, with full pay and benefits. But the message also contained a stark warning for those who refuse: “We cannot give you full assurance regarding the certainty of your position or agency, but should your position be eliminated, you will be treated with dignity.”.
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Federal workers who want to take the buyout were instructed to reply to the email with the single word: “resign.”. Postal workers, military personnel, immigration officials, and some national security employees were exempt from the offer. Trump has long vowed to gut what he calls the bloated federal workforce.
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