Post by Logan on Jun 3, 2016 7:24:03 GMT -6
Only Half Of Planned State Layoffs Ordered As Key Deadline Nears
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's efforts to reduce the state's workforce are progressing more slowly than originally planned — an issue that could worsen a likely deficit this fiscal year and pose a bigger threat to finances after July 1.
As of June 1, 680 Executive Branch workers and 300 in the Judicial Branch have received layoff notices, a total of 980. That's only about half of the 1,900-to-2,000 layoffs the governor said two months ago that he anticipated being ordered by June 10, although the number of jobs lost through attrition and retirements has not been released by the state yet.
The reason for hitting that deadline, administration officials said, was to enable the state to reap the savings starting with the final two pay periods of the 2015-16 fiscal year, which ends June 30.
The administration, which began serving pink slips on April 11, would not commit Wednesday to hitting its target, nor did it discuss why fewer than half the planned layoffs had been achieved.
Read more: www.courant.com/politics/hc-more-layoffs-needed-20160602-story.html
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's efforts to reduce the state's workforce are progressing more slowly than originally planned — an issue that could worsen a likely deficit this fiscal year and pose a bigger threat to finances after July 1.
As of June 1, 680 Executive Branch workers and 300 in the Judicial Branch have received layoff notices, a total of 980. That's only about half of the 1,900-to-2,000 layoffs the governor said two months ago that he anticipated being ordered by June 10, although the number of jobs lost through attrition and retirements has not been released by the state yet.
The reason for hitting that deadline, administration officials said, was to enable the state to reap the savings starting with the final two pay periods of the 2015-16 fiscal year, which ends June 30.
The administration, which began serving pink slips on April 11, would not commit Wednesday to hitting its target, nor did it discuss why fewer than half the planned layoffs had been achieved.
Read more: www.courant.com/politics/hc-more-layoffs-needed-20160602-story.html