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March 7, 2012
Possible LLNL salary reduction plan delayed until April
The Laboratory will not begin its salary reduction/closure day program until April at the earliest, Director Parney Albright has announced. With all the uncertainties surrounding the details of the continuing resolution deadline of March 27, impacts as a result of sequestration, and other factors, it was decided to wait until more clarity was provided from Washington, D.C. on the fiscal impact to the Laboratory.
Additional updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
The Laboratory created a 10 percent salary reduction/closure day program in response to sequestration, which began last Friday. Sequestration refers to a series of automatic, across-the-board budget cuts to address the federal deficit. Sequestration is expected to result in up to $120 million in budget cuts at the Laboratory for the remainder of fiscal year 13.
March 7, 2012
Possible LLNL salary reduction plan delayed until April
The Laboratory will not begin its salary reduction/closure day program until April at the earliest, Director Parney Albright has announced. With all the uncertainties surrounding the details of the continuing resolution deadline of March 27, impacts as a result of sequestration, and other factors, it was decided to wait until more clarity was provided from Washington, D.C. on the fiscal impact to the Laboratory.
Additional updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
The Laboratory created a 10 percent salary reduction/closure day program in response to sequestration, which began last Friday. Sequestration refers to a series of automatic, across-the-board budget cuts to address the federal deficit. Sequestration is expected to result in up to $120 million in budget cuts at the Laboratory for the remainder of fiscal year 13.
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Hardly. They're just seeing where the CR comes out at. They can still go forward with the 10% salary reduction. The RIF will be in 2014, when they get a look at that budget.
And it won't be a VSIP. It will be a straight RIF. And they will make life miserable leading into the RIF in order to get as many people to self deport as possible.
And they'll RIF you while your under the 10% salary reduction so your vacation pay out will be 10% less.
Wake up: they're doing everything to their advantage, not yours.
I believe you are correct. Also, there will be some controversy about required notifications under the WARN Act, if the lawyers can claim the WARN Act doesn't apply. One big loophole is that the Act does not apply if fewer than 500 employees are laid off and that number is less than 1/3 of the total workforce at a site. This exists because the Act was intended to apply only to "plant closings and mass layoffs."
Yeah, but probably not for much longer. At LANL, they've already whacked away at accumulated severance of the long term staff and the plan is probably to eventually bring it down to only two weeks pay at all the NNSA labs.
As far as the WARN Act goes, LANS has already claimed that LANL is immune from it and they'll give at most only 30 days notice before sending out pink slips. LLNS will probably follow the same path. Not sure it's legal but we'll never know for sure until someone challenges them in court.
My bet is this. the 2014 budget will not come in as good as 2013. When the director realizes his pay along with everyone else is going to be cut for years he's going to realize there's not enough money to keep the number of people he has onborad and the only way to get their salaries back to 100% is to get rid of people. To do that today he's have to lay off 400 people before Oact 1st. Then when he's another $120M short on his 2014 budget he'll have to lay off 400 more. That's be 800 out the gate in FY14 and I suspect 2015 will bring more cuts. Remember we have $16.6 T to pay off rather quick and it's all going to be paid for by cutting programs and facilities we do not need at this time.
My bet is this. the 2014 budget will not come in as good as 2013. When the director realizes his pay along with everyone else is going to be cut for years he's going to realize there's not enough money to keep the number of people he has onborad and the only way to get their salaries back to 100% is to get rid of people. To do that today he's have to lay off 400 people before Oact 1st. Then when he's another $120M short on his 2014 budget he'll have to lay off 400 more. That's be 800 out the gate in FY14 and I suspect 2015 will bring more cuts. Remember we have $16.6 T to pay off rather quick and it's all going to be paid for by cutting programs and facilities we do not need at this time.
March 9, 2013 at 5:49 AM
No it won't. The director and other "key personnel" (i.e., Associates and ADs) get their salary from the LLC regardless of what program funding levels are, and regardless of what the award fee is.
True, a $3K to $4K a month doesn't make a dent in those boys salary where as a $1K a month in a low-life salary makes a big hole and for them to do without things they use to enjoy.