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Investing.com -- The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has raised its voluntary buyout offer for certain employees this week, amidst ongoing efforts to decrease staff numbers. The information was revealed in an internal email, which was reviewed and reported on by Bloomberg.
Alongside a $25,000 lump-sum buyout offer, a selection of HHS employees would be granted approximately two months of paid administrative leave, should they decide to take the buyout. This enhanced offer is being made as agencies have been instructed via an executive order to prepare for further layoffs by March 13. This date falls a day before a government funding deadline.
Over the past month, HHS has let go of thousands of workers who had been in their positions for less than one or two years. Some of these employees have been rehired. The email sent to employees read, “You will be carried in an administrative leave status, receiving full pay and benefits for eight (8) weeks after you are approved. This is in addition to the lump sum payment.” The extended paid leave and increased buyout sum represent the department’s effort to manage staff reductions.
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