by User_123 » Thu Apr 11, 2019 10:19 am
Hello, I'm not too familiar with TDA's, but I believe the Tables of Distribution and Allowances guides the number and type of hiring actions available. SMART's contract wording likely says permanent (PERM) employment, which had a probation period of 1-3 years and an indefinite end date. ARL (and likely other Army labs) recently switched to hiring 5 year term (TERM) employees as standard policy, which can be renewed an indefinite number of terms. This likely puts the two in conflict. I recommend open discussion with your sponsoring facility and SMART rep/liason to talk through possible solutions. Once a solution is decided, try to get confirmation via email of the path forward.
Hello, I'm not too familiar with TDA's, but I believe the Tables of Distribution and Allowances guides the number and type of hiring actions available. SMART's contract wording likely says permanent (PERM) employment, which had a probation period of 1-3 years and an indefinite end date. ARL (and likely other Army labs) recently switched to hiring 5 year term (TERM) employees as standard policy, which can be renewed an indefinite number of terms. This likely puts the two in conflict. I recommend open discussion with your sponsoring facility and SMART rep/liason to talk through possible solutions. Once a solution is decided, try to get confirmation via email of the path forward.