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FPCD-79-77 1 (1979-09-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazrk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION B-156287 SEPTEMBER 17, 1979 The Honorable Alan K. Campbell Director, Office of Personnel 0G Management Dear Mr. Campbell: Subject: Inadequate Recordkeeping on Official Time Used for Representational Functions We recently surveyed several labor-management relations activities in four agencies, including the Office of Person- nel Management (OPM). During the survey we examined how agencies account for and monitor the amount of official time employees spend on representational functions in 26 agency units with recognized labor organizations (unions). We found that over 70 percent of these units do not keep rec- ords on this time even though they are required to do so by Federal regulation. The potential impact of inadequate recordkeeping is sig- nificant. About 1.2 million, or 60 percent, of all nonpost- al Federal civilian employees are organized into bargaining units. These employees are covered by about 3,000 collec- tive bargaining agreements. The number of agency employees that represent recognized labor organizations is not known, but the number is in the thousands. No one knows how much official time is authorized for Federal employees to perform representational functions. To evaluate the reasonableness of the official time em- ployees use for representational functions and its impact on agency operations and employee representation, management needs reliable records. The records could also benefit these employees by showing the extent time was unavailable to perform other duties. We believe OPM needs to (1) direct agencies to comply with the recotdkeeping requirement, (2) expand the recordkeeping requirement to include official FPCD-79-77 (964140) Illl I llIllllIII _ _ _ 110383

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