SC Jobless Agency To Lay Off Workers
ISN’T IT IRONIC … DON’T YA THINK? The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce You must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
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Let’s see, this is a cabinet agency, right? As a cabinet agency we are supposed to know who is responsible for its performance, right? It is obvious over the past several years that this agency is failing to perform, right? Then why aren’t we holding Ms. Haley responsible? And there are those who want to give her even more power? Why? Apparently giving governors more power does nothing to improve government or we would see some sign of progress here. The very best arguments against restructuring in any way that gives the governor more power: Beasley, Hodges, Sanford, Haley. Need we say more?
Then why aren’t we holding Ms. Haley responsible?
Because SC doesn’t tend to hold any of its politicians accountable for anything.
This agency cant place out of work SC residents what makes them think they can place their own?
Why the hell do they need to lay these people off? Why not transfer them to openings in other agencies thereby saving the taxpayer funded “severance” pay? It fills an already existing job opening.
What they NEED to do is either teach the employees “selecting” candidates to do a better job or show THEM the door with no severance.
Why not transfer them to openings in other agencies thereby saving the taxpayer funded “severance” pay?
Because the higher-ups are saving those openings for aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, sons, daughters, grandkids, friends, campaign donors, brown-nosers, etc.
When the Sacrificial 55 are shown the door perhaps they can exit through the damn $5000 door to fucking nowhere.
Remember the 55
Maybe it will catch on like Remember the Maine, or Remember the Alamo or Remember the Governor Loves Y’all.
Unless things have changed, State employees are paid only for time worked. There is no provision for severance pay. But, we should understand, I suppose, by now, that the law only applies these days when the Queen says so…
At least they weren’t paid commissions per person hired, kinda’ like our staff at the SC Commerce Department who were paid for “supposed” workers employed by new industry.
If this is part of a RIF, they may very well be using a “buyout” option to have the staff resign rather than terminate them. While the employee does not have to take the “buyout,” if they know they are on a RIF list, it may be their best option. These type buyouts are known as “Voluntary Separation Packages” or “Voluntary Retirement Packages,” and are approved by the B&CB.
you ever heard of hush money?
In a just world the SCDEW would have its UI raised and then have to lay off even more people in order to “stay in business”.
The irony of an inefficient gov’t agency that’s responsible for hammering struggling private businesses now handing out $25k severance checks when the companies they hammer could never do the same is a bit too much.
Let’s hope the dear general goes for another motorcycle ride and that his remaining parasites magically sprout a conscience and decide to try to be productive members of society by finding jobs in private industry.
They just recently cleaned up their posted job data base, too.
Many of the listings were over 12 months old and had been long ago filled. The website is also suppose to link to all over employment data bases. It did about 2 years ago but stopped working soon thereafter.
I feel sorry for those getting laid off. Hopefully they find work somewhere that is organized and is run like it suppose to be.
Amazing. Hiring people left and right for created management positions but now are going to layoff in the local offices and areas that are overrun with work. Guess thy had to find some way to pay for the door And spend more money to cover tha affair that is costing money. Another day of bs at dew
Well said. Why don’t they get rid of some of those created management positions instead of the people who are doing all the work. This agency used to be run by one executive director and three department heads, now has an executive director, cheif of staff and too many department heads to count, none of which have any knowledge of employment or unemployment……
Bitch Haley needs to cut some of her overpaid losers I mean staff.
This article says 130 jobs! http://www.wistv.com/story/19821951/sc-jobless-agency-cutting-more-than-100-positions
nomo, is your name a reference to Barry Bernstein’s taking over for John Mcintosh?
It’s like a pain, waiting in line
It’s no free ride, to a jobless place
It’s the bad advice, that you just couldn’t take
Does it really make, a difference
My guess is that FITS will find itself without at least a few moles. To bad really.
Have a Great Day!!
Frank Pytel :)
Haley is cutting gov’t spending…Good job…
Sanford promised and promised…and gov’t just got bigger and bigger…
It’s why we don’t need a liar and cheat for Gov…or president…
Hey T
Just how much did the sc budget decrease from 2011 to 2012?
Frank Pytel :)
And how much of the budget did she veto?
Why are you upsetting his reality? Shouldn’t you be out taking candy from babies or something?
:)
Reducing government…Whatever the rich keep getting richer and the poorer keep getting poorer. What about the Job Developer from DSS and the money DEW RECIEVE from housing them in their ofice when DSs has office space availabilityr. So will that money stay with DEW OR WILL IT BE RETURN BACK TO DSS at the end of the month. So do you believe she reduce government by taking Federal funding from DSS TO FUND DEW.
Fits reportedly correctly, “55 this week” with more layoffs coming later on. How many layers of DEW new management has been hired under this administration? How many new hires making well over $60,000 a year will be let go under the RIF? NONE!!!!!!! This really sucks people.
Most of the layoffs are occuring due to the ending of federal extensions called Emergency Unemployment Compensation and Extended Emergency Unemployment Compensation. Like with most reduction in forces, they are letting go those who are on the TERI program, are eligible for retirement, temporary grant positions and lastly, full-time regular employees. Since most of the funds that are expiring are associated with federal grants, most of the positions will impact the local offices. This RIF is more of a result of federal programs ending, versus the governor cutting the size of government. If she wanted to do that, then a number of newly created positions at DEW would not have been created.
WILL BE CONSULTING AN ATTORNEY TOMORROW THEN WILL POST THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT THIS AGENCY AND THE OVERSPENDING, WASTE AND COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR ITS EMPLOYEES. CANT BELIEVE THE GOVERNOR CANT SEE WHAT HAS HAPPEN ? THE GENERAL HAS A CHIEF OF STAFF NEAR A $100,000 AND A DAY PLANNER FOR THE GENERAL AT $70,000 A YEAR TO READ A CALENDAR FOR HIM? HE HAS HIRED MOSTLY ALL EX-MILITARY WITH OUTRAGES SALARIES. THE TRUTH WILL BE TOLD STAY TUNED. BUT PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THEY ARE ARTIST AT COVERING UP. WE ARE NOW RUNNING A STATE AGENCY ON A MILITARY BUDGET THIS WILL BREAK THE TAXPAYERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Was at the meeting announcing the lay offs. The best moment was when the “General” was asked if he would have to take a test to be “certified” to keep his position. He lost his shit in a very un-general like manner, attempting to justify why he is exempt (because he is/was a general, God damn it..). The “General” is on auto pilot, just milking a few last years of public service. He does not like to be challenged, and I’m sure if he had his Town Hall to do over, he would have just ignored the question, and remained calm and in control, like a real general, would have done.
THE GENERAL STILL HAS A FEW QUESTIONS TO ANSWER ABOUT THE SPENDING OF HAVING THREE CARS WRAPPED FOR DECALS AT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND ONCE THEY WHERE WRAPPED THEY FOUND OUT THEY CAN ONLY BE HAND WASHED. 3 OF THESE CARS AND VANS HAD OVER 80,000 IF NOT 100,OO0 MILES ON THEM. NOW THEY HAVE TO PAY SOME ONE TO COME TO THE DEPT TO HAND WASH THEM WEEKLY, MR MATT SEXTON NEEDS TO DO JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN SIMPLY SAYING YES SIR . ITS OUR MONEY THEY ARE WASTING BY THE TEN OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS . SOMETHING IS WRONG WHEN YOU HAVE TO PUT CARS WASHING OUT ON BIDS FOR A STATE AGENCY WITH FEW CARS. CHECK IN TOMORROW FOR THE NEXT OF MANY WASTE OF OUR MONIES.
Yeah the car wraps were a bad idea. Plus, they don’t even have the website or phone number on them, so if you wanted more information you would be out of luck. Really bad idea. But hey, when you’ve got money to spend or you lose it, this is what happens.
JUST A TID BID CHECK THE RATIO OF PEOPLE BEING HIRED SINCE THE GENERAL BECAME DIRECTOR PERCENTAGE OF BLACK, WHITE AND HISPANIC?
AS I UNDERSTAND HAS A DEGREE IN MUSIC, I ASSUME THIS WAS PLANNED BY THE GOVERNOR SO HE CAN SANG A SAD SONG TO THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA WHEN THEY NO LONGER GET ANY HELP TO PAY THEIR BILLS AND FEED THEIR KIDS WHAT A DISGRACE. HOPE HE SOUNDS LIKE AN ANGEL
But the General has an open door policy as long you don’t have a complaint! Then he doesn’t want to hear it.
he is probably whistling Dixie
HE HAS BEEN VERY VERY GOOD AT PUTTING TOGETHER A GROUP OF YES MEN AND WOMEN. THEY ARE ALL SCARED TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR FEAR OF LOSING THEIR JOBS. HE HAS TOTALLY RUINED THE LIFE OF DOZENS OF EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE 20 OR BETTER YEARS WORKING THERE THAT NOW HAVE CHILDREN STARTING COLLEGE. THESE PEOPLE CANT BUY BUT 5 YEARS INTO THEIR RETIREMENT AT A COST OF OVER $60,000. NOW THEY ARE OFFERING A FEW $25,000 ON A VSP PROGRAM THAT WILL BE A DRAWING TO DETERMINE WHO GETS THE 20 SLOTS. DOGS AND CATS HAVE THE SPCA THIS PEOPLE HAVE N0-ONE TO DEFEND THEM.