The Government of Texas Greg Abbott by demanding from government employees to return to full -time duty
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott He recently announced that he would reflect the return of Trump’s administration to the job of federal workers in seeking from all state employees to return to the workplace.
Abbott, a Republican, announced this week that he would demand that all state employees return to the office full time, personally, five days a week.
The move comes after President Donald TrumpWhile on Tuesday he addressed the Congress, he said there were hundreds of thousands of federal workers “who did not appear at work.”
Republican Government Texas Greg Abbott requires state employees to return to the office full -time office. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
“My administration will regain power from this unacceptable bureaucracy, and we will renew True democracy To America, “Trump said on Tuesday.” Every federal bureaucrat that resists this change will be removed from duty immediately, because we dry out the swamp. “
While Abbott did not publicly give the deadline, e -mail sent to thousands of employees The Texas Commission for Working Infirm Executive Director ED Serna said that from March 31, they must return to the office office. Fox 7 Austin reported.
In a statement that Fox News Digital was provided on Friday, Eduardo Leal’s Deputy Secretary Printed that Texans “expects their public officials to be present and engaged in their name on behalf.”
The Capitol of the Texas State in Austin. (AP Photo)
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“State agencies were in power, and all remote work policies must ensure that taxpayers dollars are used effectively,” Leal wrote in a statement. “Because distant federal workers return to the office where it is possible, it is important that state agencies ensure that they do the same.”
Return to the office will look different in every single state agency, and the plans will be formulated by the leadership.
According to the Government’s Code of Texas, employees can work remote for different reasons to meet the needs of the agency, such as the work of employees performed on the field or if there is a limited office space for waiting for a waiting.
Abbott did not publicly provide a deadline for Texas civil servants to return to the workplace. (Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins)
Myko Gedutis, Vice President Union of State Employees of TexasHe said that the impact on state employees would be “significant”, noticing concern about the space after the fall, Fox 7 reported.
“Literally there is not enough space in the offices that everyone returns [to]In many, many of these locations, “he said.
Gedutis added that the agencies “overwhelmingly answered that remote work for them was positive,” noting that he saved money in terms of employment and retaining.
President and CEO Davon Barbour in the center of Austin Alliance (DAA) told Fox News Digital that the City welcomes the return of federal employees who work in person in the city center, calling it “a significant step in strengthening the economic vitality of our city.”
Air view of Skyline Austin downtown. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
“The establishment of a consistent office presence in the city center directly supports small companies by increasing the foot traffic and increasing the dynamic energy of our urban core,” Daa states. “Small downtown companies rely on a constant demand created by office workers. This transition to personal work will help keep and develop these companies, encouraging a successful downtown environment.
“The Austin Center is looking forward to the additional vibrancy and economic activity that will bring an increase in foot traffic.”
The Texas Commission for Working Infirm did not immediately respond to the Fox News Digital request for comment.
