Public Personnel Systems

This classic, completely updated work features current experience at the federal level under the Civil Service Reform Act, new issues of employee testing for alcohol and drug abuse, and how to deal with difficult employees. It addresses essential issues facing government and public personnel systems, e.g., patronage and the merit principle, job design, pay and employee benefits, recruitment, career development, and labor-management relations. Legal aspects are emphasized, especially court decisions essential to any professional in the field.