LLNS may have excluded the wrong people in last VSSOP? The exclusions were based on outdated job categories and related skills. ULM are now thinking that in the future, job categories and functional areas will have to be re-defined. The next VSSOP/ISP will be based on the new categories and functional areas. The questions I have are: 1) Why didnt they think of that before the transition. It seems like their style is “change things as you go”. Planning is out the window! 2) Who will give input on the new changes? The next RIF apparently is going to be more lucrative than the VSSOP. Depending on the length of employment, a RIFed person, not only gets their 1 week pay per year of service but also from 30 to 120 days notice, essentially 30 to 120 days pay. Please feel free to comment on the rumors or add new ones you actually heard.
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Question Id#240 published on 8/25/2007 4:52:48 PM
Q: 1. If sometime in the future LLNS loses the contract to manage LLNL, what will happen to the pensions of those who retire from LLNS? 2. If sometime in the future LLNS were to lose the contract to manage LLNL, would LLNS be dissolved? 3. If a workforce reduction were to become necessary, and a transferring, vested employee were to be laid off, what will happen to the pension money that LLNS receives from UCRP on behalf of that transferring employee? 4. In the event of a workforce reduction, would transferring, vested employees be more likely to be laid off due to their higher overhead costs to LLNS?
A: 1. If LLNS no longer has the contract, history of DOE sites tells you that the successor contractor assumes the program. 2. LLNS, LLC exists solely for the management and operations of the Livermore contract. 3. George Miller stated in his Town Hall on May 30th that he has no plans for layoffs or outsourcing, but to address your scenario the investment you have in the pension remains with the employee. 4. Again, there are no plans for layoffs, but critical mission skills are the core of lab hiring and not pension relationships.
A: George Miller stated in his May 30th Town Hall that he has no plans for layoffs or outsourcing. LLNS stands by that statement. Critical mission skills are what remains the core of lab hiring; pension relationships are not a factor.
A: False. LLNS has no such plans. In addition, George Miller stated in his Town Hall on May 30th that he has no plans for layoffs or outsourcing.
Question Id#1034 published on 8/21/2007 12:08:39 PM
Q: What is the severance package offered by LLNS for involuntary layoffs, and how does it compare with the current LLNL / UC severance package? My understanding from colleagues at Los Alamos is that their severance package benefits were reduced for employees with many years seniority.
A: The current severance package is the same that is currently in place, which is 1 week of pay for each year of service, up to 26 weeks. However, LLNS has no plans to layoff people pending further budget decisions by the government.